Posted on 01/23/2024 9:32:12 AM PST by janetjanet998
Wheel of a Delta Boeing 757 comes off while it was preparing to take off at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta Airport
bttt
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and PSA
Or sensationalist reporting
WTF! Time for new leadership at Boeing. Just wondering if they’ve gone WOKE.
More likely government interference in free markets.
The government via regulators is cramming ESG, DEI, AA, CRT, etc down the throats of finance companies and they, in turn, cram it down the throats of companies. “You want your next tranche of financing? Show us your ESG score...and it better be good!”
At least the yoke didn’t break off.
Yep. People Express, PSA, SW...all were great!
More likely the airlines laid off many skilled mechanics and maintenance workers during COVID and they hired too quickly and didn't train their replacements. And made a lot more "diversity" hires.
From what I've read passenger jet tires are replaced about every 3 months or so depending on flight cycles. A triple 7 with 14 tires may cost well over a million dollars every 3 months to replace the tires..
“DEI at its finest?”
It’s much bigger than DEI. It’s a competency crisis, across all industries and facets of life; everything from raising children to landing on the moon.
How are those diversity hire mechanics working out for you Delta?
And I think that FJB installed a guy who knows nothing about aircraft to run the FAA.
Pretty sure PSA had them beat! lol
“A triple 7 with 14 tires may cost well over a million dollars every 3 months to replace the tires..”
Wow, I did not know that. I will still bitch about how much my car tires cost.
(I would bitch a lot more if I had a Tesla, or worse a Rivian)
https://www.thedrive.com/news/rivians-tires-are-wearing-out-in-as-little-as-6000-miles-heres-why
Found this:
"For example, the publication notes that a Boeing 737's four main tires cost $1,500 each. However, Boeing 777s are somewhat more expensive to equip in this regard, with each of the widebody's 12 main tires costing $6,000."
“the USA no longer being a meritocracy but hiring based on the color of your skin.”
It actually started in 1964 when the supremely stupid L.B.J. signed the civil rights act and that E.E.O.C. humbug began its rein over us peons.
“Always nice to read this stuff while waiting on a flight in DFW airport…”
God may be giving you a final warning.
Looks like you are right on that. The article I read said $100K per tire versus $6K per tire you mention. It makes sense the total cost would be closer to $100K instead of $1M every 3 months..
No doubt this wheel was in the process of coming off when they last landed.
You should now also be afraid to be under any flight path as well.
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