veggibles@lemmy.wtf to World News@quokk.au · 4 days agoA jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB saysedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1134
arrow-up1134external-linkA jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB saysedition.cnn.comveggibles@lemmy.wtf to World News@quokk.au · 4 days agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 days agoIt 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.
minus-squareaGlassDarkly@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days ago 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.”
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoWould it be fun to point out GE owned 50% interest in Boeing business jets (the venture that made the 737) prior to 2020?
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoNot if you’re trying to defend a shitty company that murdered nearly 400 people.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 days agoNo one is defending either both are war profiteers that would have gone bankrupt years ago without MiC grift.
Boeing of course
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.
Totally read this as “GE and Satan” the first time and thought “oh, well, that makes sense then.”
Would it be fun to point out GE owned 50% interest in Boeing business jets (the venture that made the 737) prior to 2020?
Not if you’re trying to defend a shitty company that murdered nearly 400 people.
No one is defending either both are war profiteers that would have gone bankrupt years ago without MiC grift.
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If it’s Boeing, I’m not going.