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[–] 53 points 3 years ago (12 children)

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.

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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago

    This is a sign that there are extremely right safety standards and lots of oversight. The amount of documentation needed for all aerospace parts means it is quite difficult to falsify records for long without getting caught. The fact that any of these types of event are big news and often result in arrests should help you be confident that the standards are real and enforced. There will always be bad actors, and finding them like this is part of reality. Just look at the safety record of commercial aviation to see proof that the system is working.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I assume with the strict documentation on parts being put on planes they will have to replace or review any part that came from this distributor?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Not sure. Prolly depends on their investigation. If it's one guy covering his ass that's different than a manager pushing it as a normal thing. Anything fabricated had to be bought-off/stamped by someone, so they should be able to sort it out.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    People are always saying "I don't know about Bizzle, that dude won't fly." If I can't drive there, I won't go. You really should consider it, there are a lot of really cool things that you will only ever find out about when you drive past it on a state highway. It somewhat limits my destinations, but North America is a big place that I've yet to see all of so I don't mind so much.

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