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BigBrownDog12 t1_j9v1iz2 wrote

Reply to comment by some_random_kaluna in Boeing temporarily halts deliveries of 787 Dreamliners by bucajack

The Super Hornet is a 40 (30 if you count the change from F/A-18 -> F/A-18E) year old airframe, mostly intended for carrier operations. It's reaching the end of it's life time, especially with F-35B/C in full swing production. Not every plane has the longevity of the B-52 or F-15.

The long-standing issues with the 787 is a direct consequence of moving its production out of Seattle to union bust and trying to recreate a century's worth of aerospace manufacturing culture overnight.

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some_random_kaluna t1_j9x5tlj wrote

Sure. But those troubles are on top of the 737 MAX crashes. There was no reason for those to happen.

Everything compounds. I'll be surprised if Boeing exists in 20 years.

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DarkSideMoon t1_j9ys1a0 wrote

Sure, the US will have no domestic airliner production in 20 years. 🙄

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