If cars were built and maintained to the same standards as aircraft, you'd buy your first (and only) auto at age 16 along with your driver's license and leave it to your grandchildren when you died at age 80.
Airline maintenance is an intensive, ongoing process and bears no resemblance to the typical "Gee, I just opened my hood for the first time this year. What's that 710 cap for?" soccer mom car service schedule.
A soccer mom's favorite drink:
