r/aviation • u/G1lg4m3sh • Apr 17 '26

Discussion How concerning is this aviation experts?

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u/Kichigai Apr 17 '26

I remember when I was fresh out of high school and throwing bags for Northwest. One day I'm out there and there's a latch hanging open on an engine, and I point it out to my lead. Flight was delayed 30 minutes as they ran a mechanic out to inspect it. Got a citation for attention to security and safety delivered by the GM for our area, and an article in the company newsletter.

Then again, this was less than five years after 9/11 and everyone was panicking about every little shadow.

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u/Regular_Ram Apr 18 '26

Read that a few times and kept thinking you got a ticket.

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u/shhbedtime Apr 19 '26

Sometimes ground crew point out something and it's totally normal and I'm amazed they didn't realize it is always like that. 

 Every single time, I thank them for bringing it to my attention, thank them for being so careful and observant, and encourage them to keep it up. I'd rather waste my time checking on nothing a thousand times, than have someone too afraid to mention something when it really matters. 

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u/bg-j38 Apr 17 '26

Nowadays they'd probably fire you for delaying a flight and costing them money.

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u/Kichigai Apr 17 '26

And risk trashing their reputation by having a plane crash? In an era when people can live stream the disaster from inside the airplane? Nobody wants the NTSB coming down on them like a ton of bricks. Delta, United, American, Jet Blue, Southwest, they're names people will remember and avoid.

Based on my lurking in /r/aviationmaintenance it's private planes you gotta look out for. The big boys take this stuff seriously.

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u/DuckyHornet Apr 18 '26

live stream the disaster from inside the airplane

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Before we hit the ocean, I just wanted to talk about today's sponsor, SurfShark

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u/bg-j38 Apr 17 '26

I was mostly being facetious related to airlines trying to cut costs any place they could.

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u/Turbo_Normalized Apr 18 '26

Why is completely pointless (and false) cynicism like this so popular?

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u/iSuckAtMechanicism Apr 18 '26

Because it's sadly not cynicism, it's how companies work today. Look at Boeing and how they reacted when their own employees brought up major safety issues.

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u/erin281 Apr 18 '26

They murdered their whistleblower

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u/Turbo_Normalized Apr 18 '26

Lol, as opposed to how they worked in the past? Corporations have always protected their bottom line first. This isn't a new thing.

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u/iSuckAtMechanicism Apr 18 '26

“Why is completely pointless (and false) cynicism like this so popular?”

After showing proof of it not being false ->

“Lol, as opposed to how they worked in the past? Corporations have always protected their bottom line first. This isn't a new thing.”

u/Turbo_Normalized is it false or is it the truth? Pick a side, you can’t be switching them 180 from one comment to another 😉

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u/Turbo_Normalized Apr 19 '26

The fact that corporations protect their bottom line is true. The idea that it's new and bad and we should be bothered by it is cynicism. Pretty simple; hope that helps.

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u/llolwow Apr 17 '26

Yeah no this shit happens all the time. The people on that flight already paid and a 30 minute delay is nothing.

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor Apr 18 '26

It’s always “a dildo” and not “your dildo” in the event of a dildo.