▲ 200 ▼ The US is investigating if Boeing ensured a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments The US is investigating if Boeing ensured a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards::The Federal Aviation Administration said that the investigation is focusing on plugs on Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners.
[+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand your general point of cutting costs etc leading to failures but in this case your comment shows you aren’t aware of Soviet passenger aviation history permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 years ago Nah, the relevant question is, "Did Boeing force the Soviets to make shitty planes?" If not, you can't claim capitalism is the source of crappy planes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They had plenty worse of their own. Look up the TU-104 for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Obviously it's a no to your question. Consider the point that the other person is making, though... Planes are bad sometimes regardless of whether they were built in capitalist or communist societies, so perhaps the root cause is not politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand your general point of cutting costs etc leading to failures but in this case your comment shows you aren’t aware of Soviet passenger aviation history permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 years ago Nah, the relevant question is, "Did Boeing force the Soviets to make shitty planes?" If not, you can't claim capitalism is the source of crappy planes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They had plenty worse of their own. Look up the TU-104 for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Obviously it's a no to your question. Consider the point that the other person is making, though... Planes are bad sometimes regardless of whether they were built in capitalist or communist societies, so perhaps the root cause is not politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 years ago Nah, the relevant question is, "Did Boeing force the Soviets to make shitty planes?" If not, you can't claim capitalism is the source of crappy planes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They had plenty worse of their own. Look up the TU-104 for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Obviously it's a no to your question. Consider the point that the other person is making, though... Planes are bad sometimes regardless of whether they were built in capitalist or communist societies, so perhaps the root cause is not politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 years ago Nah, the relevant question is, "Did Boeing force the Soviets to make shitty planes?" If not, you can't claim capitalism is the source of crappy planes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They had plenty worse of their own. Look up the TU-104 for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Obviously it's a no to your question. Consider the point that the other person is making, though... Planes are bad sometimes regardless of whether they were built in capitalist or communist societies, so perhaps the root cause is not politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Obviously it's a no to your question. Consider the point that the other person is making, though... Planes are bad sometimes regardless of whether they were built in capitalist or communist societies, so perhaps the root cause is not politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Obviously it's a no to your question. Consider the point that the other person is making, though... Planes are bad sometimes regardless of whether they were built in capitalist or communist societies, so perhaps the root cause is not politics. permalink fedilink source parent