I’m not sure the queue for the 319, 320 and 321 can get any longer. Airbus simply can’t ramp production and it’s not like the C919 is ready for prime time (yet).
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Tosti@feddit.nl 8 months ago
They really screwed the pooch with the 737 max9… it’s like the gift that keeps on giving.
I think internal documents and communication should be seized and a federal criminal investigation is in order… someone must have actively fucked with this.
Embrear and Airbus are uncorking the champagne now probably.
sunbeam60@feddit.dk 8 months ago
Tosti@feddit.nl 8 months ago
Maybe they can rent some production space in seattle :P
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
It would be Alabama actually, since you know, labor protections are weak there…
Toine@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Airbus is ramping up. They have had issues with the supply chain, but they should massively increase their production this year. They are opening assembly lines everywhere.
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Hanlon’s Razor says otherwise. I’m going to guess this was because of cut corners. Not someone trying to sabotage an entire line of aircraft.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I think he means an executive was actively cutting corners.
Tosti@feddit.nl 8 months ago
This is indeed what I meant. I don’t think that someone was actively trying to make the plane unsafe, but in the eternal quest for more profit engineers, best practices and safety reports where ignored to make the plane as cheap as possible, resulting in the current
flyinggrounded deathtrap.bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Okay yeah. In that case I agree. I think that still falls more on the side of stupidity than malice, but the line between the two gets blurry when greed is involved
fastandcurious@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If being stupid means killing almost 400 people and endangering thousands, I think it is fair to say that it is not any better than being malicious, also it would be stupid if they didn’t realize the potential flaws, but the fact is they overlooked it, which is not malice, fair enough, but it is definitely a terrible thing to do, far worse than being ‘stupid’
Patches@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Hot take: Cutting Corners to an entire line of aircraft and Sabotaging an entire line of aircraft that produces the same results are the same thing and they deserve the same punishment.
The world would be a lot better place if we let the penny pinchers be at fault for the dangerous situations they keep causing.
winterayars@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Man, imagine how much better the world would be if accountants would face consequences when their decision was to blame?
SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Or execs.