NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1594arrow-down14
arrow-up1590arrow-down1external-linkBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarePistcow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoEveryone single part on a plane has to be certified and from a certified supplier that goes through a stupid process to be certified.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoWell, some of it ain’t stupid. Imagine the shortcuts Boeing would take if they were beholden to no certifications at all.
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-223 hours agoYeah we’d have planes falling out of the skies!
Everyone single part on a plane has to be certified and from a certified supplier that goes through a stupid process to be certified.
Well, some of it ain’t stupid.
Imagine the shortcuts Boeing would take if they were beholden to no certifications at all.
Yeah we’d have planes falling out of the skies!
Wait
Or worse, unplanned.