What the hell is going on? This would seem to be a maintenance problem but yet another Boeing incident.
The results of DEI/AffirmativeAction and ignoring merit & actual qualifications.
What am I supposed to do with all these extra lug nuts?
Or maybe there’s a connection…..
Yes, Boeing has had its issues recently, but I'm getting sick and tired of headline writers blaming every single maintenance issue on the fact that the airplane was a Boeing.
Some facts: For long haul jets, there's only two manufacturers - Boeing and Airbus, who each have roughly 50% of the market. So any problem will be a 50-50 shot that it's a Boeing aircraft.
The Boeing 757 was last produced in 2004, so the NEWEST 757 in existence is 20 years old.
This was a maintenance issue on a 20+ year old aircraft, and had nothing whatsoever to do with a flawed Boeing design.
If we find out Achmed was the guy in charge of checking/bolting those window/doors, or servicing on the wheel crew . . . . . (gott'a stop right here . . . I'm too old to be carted off to prison)
I”m wondering now about intentional damage/sabotage from someone/somewhere else. What airlines are up for very big competitions for new planes? Or just plain old terrorists.
About half of all commercial airplanes flying are Boeing. That is a lot of airplanes of many different 7X7 models total, all with exceptional safety records..
Don't drink the media hype kool-aid about this.
Boss took all the bolts off like you said. I said tighten them.