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minus-squareTannah@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down6·9 months agoAircraft maintenance is heavily regulated. This was a new plane, and the result of the failure is that all planes of that type have been grounded. There are plenty of issues caused by corporate greed and lack of regulation as it is, but this isn’t one of them.
minus-squarehglman@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down3·9 months agoThe story of the 737 MAX is corporate greed. It’s just by Boening, not the operator. However, the operators heavily influence the choices by Boening.
Aircraft maintenance is heavily regulated. This was a new plane, and the result of the failure is that all planes of that type have been grounded.
There are plenty of issues caused by corporate greed and lack of regulation as it is, but this isn’t one of them.
The story of the 737 MAX is corporate greed. It’s just by Boening, not the operator. However, the operators heavily influence the choices by Boening.