May be shifting blame from Boeing to Alaska Airlines. I suspect Boeing pays Federal officials better.
ONCE an airplane is sold-—The Maintenance issues belong to the airline.
Once a car is sold-—The Maintenance issues belong to the owner.
If you have been following the United travails out of SFO lately you can see there are severe problems with maintenance in the airline industry especially on the west coast. My son wanted to be a A & P mechanic so I researched the current state of the industry as my uncle was a top tech for American. Two years of schooling and an apprenticeship and entry techs start as ramp techs for $19.00 p/hr. Outdoors in all weather conditions on third shift, big fun. Now imagine trying to recruit in high priced California. Luckily I steered my son into digital manufacturing (machining) where he makes 6 figures building aircraft engines.
“May be shifting blame from Boeing to Alaska Airlines. I suspect Boeing pays Federal officials better.”
If it’s Boeing, wouldn’t there be similar incidents occurring outside of the US?
If the incidents are occurring only in the US wouldn’t that indicate maintenance or training issues?