Originally Posted by
Excargodog
And how many loose (or missing) bolts are acceptable in a aircraft certified to fly to 40,000 feet?
None, but that's irrelevant.
None is the answer, regardless of the manufacturer, or the aircraft model. It is, however, the wrong question.
The question is whether Boeing will fall as a result of this error. The answer is no, they won't.
Or over cost overruns on the modified 767 cum KC46.
Or parachute softlinks and wiring shielding in the Starliner capsule.
Originally Posted by
Excargodog
When they secure ( or in this case don't) a door sized opening?
Also irrelevant. It doesn't matter what they secure; improper maintenance, manufacture, or installation is unairworthy, not legal or safe, and wrong, and beyond contestation (nor is anyone attempting to contest it and say it's right). Not in doubt, not in question, but also irrelevant.
Still doesn't mean Boeing will be going out of business soon. Too big to fail. Too diverse. The Max grounding following Lion and Ethopian didn't do it. A door plug won't either. A soft link won't either. KC46 delays won't, either (and they're moving forward again).
Boeing is too diverse and has fingers in too many pies, and making a comparison with aircraft sales vs. Airbus in an attempt to show airbus ahead...is wrong, using the wrong metrics, when Boeing has double the sales.
Stop the 737 line and go clean sheet? When sales are well in excess of their competitors and are wildly successful? No.