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Piece of Boeing 777 tire falls off United plane and lands in SFO lot (www.sfchronicle.com)

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 8 months ago

Lol what? The merger with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation (defense contractor) and continued focus on cheaping out on R&D costs, especially safety related tests, while maximizing investor payouts has way more to do with the quality of their planes than where they’re manufactured.