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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-04-26 12:41 AM
My first goal for Boeing ... produce a plane that does not fall apart in mid-air. In other words, get your act together.
After Boeing has been able to accomplish that, then I will entertain their efforts into other areas.
Most aircraft by Boeing have a useful lifetime span above 25-30 years, so the engineering of the planes is top notch. Maintenance by some of the airlines' crews, on the other hand, may leave to be desired.
Ref: www.aviationfile.com - How Long Does a Commercial Aircraft Last?
Overwhelming majority of these crews are unionized, and recently demanded and got raises and shorter weekly work time - more pay for less work - so if you want to look for reasons of problems, maybe should start there.
But don't let the opinions, based on bad publicity, stand in the way of the facts, e.g.,:
fortune.com - Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines seal deal for 22% pay hikes next month
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The union said the deal gives Southwest crews the shortest on-duty day and highest pay in the industry, compensation during disruptions like the Southwest meltdown in December 2022... Workers will also split $364 million in ratification bonuses, according to the union. ...
Pilot unions at Delta, United, American and Southwest approved contracts last year that raised pay by more than one-third over several years...
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Ticket prices will rise accordingly which will be blamed on "greedflation" and obviously, "record profits" - when they will have those, losses and massive layoffs during recessions or slowdowns will be blamed on management.
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