• TheRealKuni@piefed.social
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      3 days ago

      It was an 18-year-old plane. Also the engines aren’t made by Boeing, the engine in question was made by CFM, a joint venture between GE and Safran.

      Evidence of fatigue cracking was found on the damaged fan blade, which means this was a maintenance failure.

      • aGlassDarkly@piefed.zip
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        Also the engines aren’t made by Boeing, the engine in question was made by CFM, a joint venture between GE and Safran.

        Totally read this as “GE and Satan” the first time and thought “oh, well, that makes sense then.”

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        Would it be fun to point out GE owned 50% interest in Boeing business jets (the venture that made the 737) prior to 2020?