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Air Canada's Boeing 777 trails flames on take-off

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Re: Air Canada's Boeing 777 trails flames on take-off

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Post by duskwuff »

OutOfHere wrote: post #6
eps wrote: post #2

To be fair, that's an engine problem and they aren't made by Boeing.

Boeing contracts them, so Boeing is ultimately responsible, of course.

I don't think that's true. As I understand it, jet engines are manufactured, sold, and maintained separately from the airframe. They're interchangeable components, and often get swapped out when they need maintenance.

Re: Air Canada's Boeing 777 trails flames on take-off

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Post by orwin »

sebazzz wrote: post #13

Far right extremists on X are already blaming DEI hiring for this. Idiots. Also, this is likely a bird that got ingested.

What is DEI? Are they blaming pilots? Fundamental attribution error is the bread and butter of right wing nuts here (it's sometimes half their ideology, it's quite sad this is a well-known logical fallacy our 'instinct' love to make up)

Re: Air Canada's Boeing 777 trails flames on take-off

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Post by hi-v-rocknroll »

throwup238 wrote: post #7
1over137 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Knowing Boeing, they probably installed them wrong, broke them, left a tool inside, etc.

These days engines are usually leased separately from their planes and the leasing company provides maintenance, repair, and overhaul with their own MRO provider or a third party of their choice. Boeing wouldn't be involved.

The scarier trend is airlines shopping around for the cheapest MRO in South America.
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