Union made. Jo Jo the Pedo is so proud of them.
After all, Airbus was sufficient competition so there was no concern for monopolistic behavior on Boeing's part.
/sarc
SABATOGE? Too many of these incidents to be coincidental.
“... the pilot of DAL982 was unaware of the loss [of his front wheel]”
What? Did they also leave out the “Front Wheel Missing” sensor? Or was it broken and they were going to go anyway?
You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel.
This is starting to look like sabotage.
For much of Boeing’s history, their government contracts were Cost Plus contracts. If in the design, engineering and manufacturing, it cost more than the original contract, the government just paid more. Some of the NASA projects have been called a jobs program, just keeping the same people employed. Most Cost Plus contracting has ceased. You submit a proposal, a bid, and you get reimbursed only for the original bid. Any cost overrun is not reimbursed. So Boeing and other companies are no longer bursting with cash.
One of the last Cost Plus contracts was the James Webb space telescope. While today it is performing well, the original contract was about $2 billion. It BALLOONED to $10 billion. Many of NASA’s other projects have been placed on hold, or outright canceled due to the cost of Webb.
RE: a “nose wheel came off and rolled down the hill.”
It was much more amusing as a book:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/395150959385?
RE: Delta told The Register the flight’s 172 passengers (which conflicts with the FAA’s count of 184) were transferred to another aircraft.
Wonder the if 12 of the witnesses refused to cooperate with the corporation’s story and men in black suits, sunglasses and ear pieces escorted them away.
Like the scene in the Oliver Stone JFK movie where the government agent tells the terrified witness woman: You never saw that. You never saw anything here today.
The maintenance crew girl who ‘checks all the boxes’ failed to hear a CLICK on the torque wrench for the lug bolts?
If a product has horrible maintenance, then it becomes a horrible product. Pretty bad in America today one has to look at the make of a plane and ask will it be safe. I guess it would be no shock who is maintaining aircraft between DEI/ESG sheep in aircraft manufacturers, unions and airlines.
Blame maintenance and their inspectors.
This isn’t a Boeing issue, it’s a Maintenance issue! The 57 has been out for a while. Hell, the T-Brid is a 57. Gold plated faucets and everything.
“Delta Flight 982 ATL/BOG was taxiing for departure when a nose gear tire came loose from the landing gear”
WHAT!!?? Again!!??
FYI. More Boeing issues
Sounds like it was Deltas error.
I thought the owner is supposed to pull maintaince on their aircraft or have done by government certified contractors.
Lots of refugees are being certified for aircraft maintaince with the new DIE regulations.