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Counterfeit titanium was found in Boeing and Airbus jets
Titanium that was distributed with fake documentation has been found in commercial Boeing and Airbus jets. Now the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft manufacturers and supplier Spirit AeroSystems are investigating whether those components pose a safety hazard to the public. (www.cnn.com) More...
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Even with that.. they are 10 times Better than Airbus!
sparkie624. You do like ignoring facts. Boeing used to build good quality planes but they don’t currently. Airbus currently makes good quality planes which are of a substantially better quality than Boeing. You seem very anti Airbus despite their much better recent safety record. There are people looking to find routes that don’t have Boeing planes on, you don’t find the same for Airbus. Come out of your fantasy alternative reality and face facts. Airbus built planes are currently substantially better than Boeing built planes!!
Are you a Mechanic or a Pilot! Sounds like neither... I do NOT like Airbus in anyway shape or form. In my opinion the Fly By Wire on those planes is not sound and I do not trust it. Airbus has been a substandard aircraft since its beginning.. There is one big difference between Boeing and Airbus that puts Airbus at the bottom of the heap of everything. Airbus Believes that the computers have the final authority of the airplane where Boeing believes that the Pilot should have Final Authority... Electronics Fail... Give me a break... I hate flying on those "AirSkuds" as I call them.. Look at "Aeroflot Flight 593" - Computer flying the plane... Captains Son was in the cockpit sitting on Dad's lap... Touched the yolk and the A/P disconnected and the crew was unaware and there was no audible tone to indicate A/P Disconnect... the Avionics correctly showed the flight path that it was on, but do to the pilots excessive trust in the A/P, and allowed the Autopilot to fly it straight into the ground... (NO SURVIVORS/Totally Preventable, Pilot Error), I stand by what I said... I Hate Airbus's and their excessive fly-By-Wire and reliance on the Auto Pilot... These planes are doomed for failure.... Boeing believes the Crew should have the final authority of the A/C not like Airbus who believes automation should have the Final Authority. I want A Pilot in command, not a Piece of Electronics!
Whilst on Airbus the computer has final authority when operating normally (normal law), but the pilots are trained that they can quickly switch alternative or direct law modes, which can be used to partially or fully override the computer protections in case of problems.
On the 737 MAX, the pilots thought they had final authority as they did on the 737 classic and 737 NG, however Boeing deliberately withheld the information that the MACS could override the pilot, to avoid the costs of additional training.
On the 737 MAX, the pilots thought they had final authority as they did on the 737 classic and 737 NG, however Boeing deliberately withheld the information that the MACS could override the pilot, to avoid the costs of additional training.
How can you say that Boeings are not computer driven. In case it slipped your memory the 2 fatal Max crashes (killing everyone on board) were due to the MACS computer system not the pilots having the final authority. The pilots knew nothing about the MACS system. Airbus planes are currently built to a better quality standard than profit driven Boeing.
I went to Kennedy Space Center in May and was on the tour bus going to where the Saturn V rocket is based. We went near the Boeing building. There were a large number of comments that the Starliner wouldn’t take off or how many pieces would fall off if it did. You look at the latest news on the Starliner that actually took off recently has had numerous problems. A quote from the media states “ However, their arrival followed a 24-hour flight in which the spacecraft encountered four helium leaks and five failures of its 28 manoeuvring thrusters.” That kind of quality seems currently endemic to the whole company.
I suspect from your comments that either you or your family are in someway involved with Boeing. Boeing’s recent track record is appalling compared to Airbus.
I am neither a pilot or a mechanic and you don’t need to be to look at facts. I suggest that you take off your rose tinted Boeing glasses and do the same. Airbus may not perfect but at the present time have a track record way, way ahead of Boeing.
I went to Kennedy Space Center in May and was on the tour bus going to where the Saturn V rocket is based. We went near the Boeing building. There were a large number of comments that the Starliner wouldn’t take off or how many pieces would fall off if it did. You look at the latest news on the Starliner that actually took off recently has had numerous problems. A quote from the media states “ However, their arrival followed a 24-hour flight in which the spacecraft encountered four helium leaks and five failures of its 28 manoeuvring thrusters.” That kind of quality seems currently endemic to the whole company.
I suspect from your comments that either you or your family are in someway involved with Boeing. Boeing’s recent track record is appalling compared to Airbus.
I am neither a pilot or a mechanic and you don’t need to be to look at facts. I suggest that you take off your rose tinted Boeing glasses and do the same. Airbus may not perfect but at the present time have a track record way, way ahead of Boeing.
That is not what I said... Is what I was saying in short order was Boeing Believes the Pilot should have the final authority of the aircraft where Airbus believes the computer should have final authority over the aircraft. You can manually configure for the pilot to override, but it is not that way by default.
You just ignore facts. Airbus has a much better current quality record than Boeing. From planes to spaceships Boeing is in a terrible place. I would like you to argue that Boeings are 10 times better than Airbus to the passengers on the two fatal Max crashes or those on board the Boeing when the door panel fell out.i suppose you think that the latter was Boeing allowing the passengers a bigger window and some fresh air!!
Look at the facts and not your biased and closed view. Hopefully Boeing will rectify their terrible quality issues but at present Airbus is making better quality planes than Boeing.
Look at the facts and not your biased and closed view. Hopefully Boeing will rectify their terrible quality issues but at present Airbus is making better quality planes than Boeing.
Now, may all the Libs of the world board these Boeing Planes and let what will be, BE . . . lesson in the concept of 'ownership' !!!