FAA: Some Airbus & Boeing Jets May Contain Counterfeit Titanium With Falsified Certification
FAA: Some Airbus & Boeing Jets May Contain Counterfeit Titanium With Falsified Certification
The problem has been traced back to a Chinese supplier.
The problem has been traced back to a Chinese supplier.
Last year it was counterfeit parts in their engines, and a while ago there was a whole scandal where a large percent of commercial planes were operating with fake parts. Obviously the crack down after the first scandal wasn't strong enough to deter them from doing it again. And again.
So long as they keep getting contracts, getting paid, they'll keep doing it.
Many people in industry are amoral and will try to get away with whatever they can, for some reason this idea seems to be rampant with Chinese vendors.
Capitalism won, now we all get to lose.
I like to think this was caused by a descendant of Ea-Nasir.
I dont know why anyone would rely on china for safety critical stuff. Theyve proven time and time again that they just dont have a culture of safety.
I mean, in fairness, neither do capitalists. Otherwise regulation wouldn't be written in so much blood.
Funny how you choose to compare a country, a culture, to an idea or ideology.
So you're saying every person who's interested in running a successful business doesn't care about safety?
That's quite a broad brush you got there.
Seems to me I recall some socialists and communists who were pretty reckless - remember the N1 rocket? Pol Pot (to be fair, he wasn't so much reckless as pathological)?
Further, what's your definition of "capitalist"?
You may want to read up on how much this happens in engineering circles when dealing with Chinese suppliers. It's common to see the test articles come back perfect, and the first few runs being in spec, and if you don't constantly check, they'll slowly let the quality (conformance to spec) degrade, and you have to hold their feet to the fire, show them in the contract where they're not meeting requirements. It's common for these vendors to try to get away with what they can.
Guess that doesn't meet with whatever ideological stance you've got stuck in your head.
I just want to thank you for posting this part in addition to the link:
The problem has been traced back to a Chinese supplier.
I’ve started refraining from upvoting articles that are just a link. I’d at least like to know the main idea of the article and maybe some important details or the reason you’ve decided to share the article before I decide to read it. If article titles were universally better, this wouldn’t be as much of a problem.