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First door plugs and now tires. Delta Boeing plane loses nose tire moments before takeoff: 'Rolled off the runway'
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“was forced to sit on the runway for about three hours while waiting to be towed,”
Three hours?
Three hours?
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Does anyone else like trains?
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My slutty sister does! You know her?
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I think I met her on the Southwest Service line once.
Sweet girl.
Had something in her hair tho.
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Lost another tire. United Airlines jet loses tire after takeoff, makes safe landing
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I think every flight should have a raffle for who gets to go down the emergency slide.
Wheee!!!
Wheee!!!
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The airlines may not be deadly dangerous (yet) but they do come up with new ways to make flying a living hell. It was a shit experience even before the planes started falling apart while in use!
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That's what happens when the aircraft industry/airlines start cutting corners in pursuit of larger profits. As somebody who retired from the industry over 15 years ago can see the difference.. When up in the air, you won't park it and walk away and call for help. Proper maintenance and inspections are important.
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I liked when the MAX-8 was crashing itself due to a software bug and the fix was quoted at 6 weeks.
"I don't know boss, tell them to stop flying that piece of shit until Jim is back from vacation?"
"Yeah we hired the new kid, cheap, right outta college with a minor in CS and a major in horticulture for 54k a year."
"No he can't do this patch and release it without Jim, he was here 9 days before Jim went on his vacation in Thailand for two months."
"I agree, we probably should have more than two fucking engineers in the entire company dedicated to this software."
"I mean yes, we could have him just try patching it, but do you want to risk another plane crashing?"
"The shareholders probably do give a ****, they hate it when planes crash."
"OKAY. Just to confirm. In spite of the risks I've outlined, WHICH INCLUDE ANOTHER PLANE CRASHING, you want the junior software developer with no experience in this industry nor code base, to go ahead and patch the thing that determines whether the mid-air stall prevention system engages."
"Just wanted to be sure."
"I mean, who knows, like maybe 6-12 weeks."
"Yep sure, tell them 6."
"I don't know boss, tell them to stop flying that piece of shit until Jim is back from vacation?"
"Yeah we hired the new kid, cheap, right outta college with a minor in CS and a major in horticulture for 54k a year."
"No he can't do this patch and release it without Jim, he was here 9 days before Jim went on his vacation in Thailand for two months."
"I agree, we probably should have more than two fucking engineers in the entire company dedicated to this software."
"I mean yes, we could have him just try patching it, but do you want to risk another plane crashing?"
"The shareholders probably do give a ****, they hate it when planes crash."
"OKAY. Just to confirm. In spite of the risks I've outlined, WHICH INCLUDE ANOTHER PLANE CRASHING, you want the junior software developer with no experience in this industry nor code base, to go ahead and patch the thing that determines whether the mid-air stall prevention system engages."
"Just wanted to be sure."
"I mean, who knows, like maybe 6-12 weeks."
"Yep sure, tell them 6."
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Those fellas just need more Brawndo, it has electrolytes.
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What pilots crave!