2k Boeing 737s Must Get Tail Inspections After Jets Pitched Up&Down Mid-Flight
firesteelrain
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October 24, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
FrankWilhoit
No inspections. Only bribe. That's where we're heading, even if we may not quite be there yet.
bix6
Amazed any 737 is still allowed to fly at this point.
laweijfmvo
> It is estimated that each inspection will take six work hours and cost $510 per aircraft, putting the cost across the US fleet at over $1 million, not including the price of replacement parts. trivial, to ensure that hundreds of people don’t die, so of course several airlines pushed back on the requirement.
siva7
this plane got too complicated for humans to steer. time for the new 737 copilot frame where pilots get replaced by ai