▲ 137 ▼ A jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB says (edition.cnn.com) submitted 3 months ago by veggibles@lemmy.wtf to c/world 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 38 points 3 months ago (6 children) Boeing of course permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 19 points 3 months ago (4 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aGlassDarkly@piefed.zip 8 points 3 months 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.” permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) Would it be fun to point out GE owned 50% interest in Boeing business jets (the venture that made the 737) prior to 2020? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Not if you're trying to defend a shitty company that murdered nearly 400 people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* No one is defending either both are war profiteers that would have gone bankrupt years ago without MiC grift. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago If it's Boeing, I'm not going. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 19 points 3 months ago (4 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aGlassDarkly@piefed.zip 8 points 3 months 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.” permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) Would it be fun to point out GE owned 50% interest in Boeing business jets (the venture that made the 737) prior to 2020? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Not if you're trying to defend a shitty company that murdered nearly 400 people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* No one is defending either both are war profiteers that would have gone bankrupt years ago without MiC grift. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aGlassDarkly@piefed.zip 8 points 3 months 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.” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) Would it be fun to point out GE owned 50% interest in Boeing business jets (the venture that made the 737) prior to 2020? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Not if you're trying to defend a shitty company that murdered nearly 400 people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* No one is defending either both are war profiteers that would have gone bankrupt years ago without MiC grift. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Not if you're trying to defend a shitty company that murdered nearly 400 people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* No one is defending either both are war profiteers that would have gone bankrupt years ago without MiC grift. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* No one is defending either both are war profiteers that would have gone bankrupt years ago without MiC grift. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago If it's Boeing, I'm not going. permalink fedilink source parent