Originally Posted by iahflyr

100% agree. We are flying pressurized metal tubes through the sky at nearly the speed of sound, all over the world, day/night and practically any weather, and it’s the safest known form of transportation in the world. Boeing is doing something right. We need to figure out the root cause of the bolts not being installed, fix it, and apply that lesson. Aviation just got even safer.

Pratt is getting a lot of backlash for its 321NEO engine recall. The reason why Pratt has the issue is because they pushed the boundaries of technology and built the best jet engines on the planet. Building a modern jet engine is hard. China can’t even build anything close to the modern day jet engines that Pratt, GE, Rolls Royce, and CFM produce.

Would we rather stick with old technology that burns way more fuel, or would we rather have top of the line technology and deal with the occasional recall to make it even safer?

Companies like Boeing, Pratt, etc… are literally scheduling inventions. Let’s cut them a little slack when they need to take a delay to make things safer.