The over 30,000 CFM56 engines are under the wings of on thousands of airliners, but it's unclear exactly how many fake parts were installed.
  • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    407·
    2 years ago

    Enshitification continues. For awhile there I thought aviation was the safest industry, due to standards.

    Clearly there are no standards anymore and it’s just another industry that’s rotting away thanks to greed and a severe lack of empathy.

    I guess I’ll start reconsidering commercial flying.

    • 30mag@lemmy.world
      20·
      2 years ago

      Clearly there are no standards anymore

      I’d like to hear how you think they caught this with no standards.

    • PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
      101·
      2 years ago

      Finished parts are much harder to verify without damaging them or the finish. We do get training on identifying counterfeits, though.

      Planes are still highly over-engineered.

    • Margot Robbie@lemmy.world
      91·
      2 years ago

      I mean, did everyone suddenly forgot about everything that happened with the 737 Max?

      Both the FAA and Boeing should be ashamed.

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 years ago

      Well, the standards are still there, but if people don’t adhere to them, profits happen, so they gladly take some … mishaps into their calculation.