Originally Posted by
oldmansquipper
Well said, Bitch!
You are right it ‘SHOULD’ have happened. However, with over 25 years experience in the integration of little pink bodies into weapons systems and the procurement of AEA, I doubt that it was. For what it’s worth, it is my opinion that the bean counters have been chipping away at those essentially costly processes since the VSOs screwed the wider ‘airworthiness’ system back in the 90s. Safety compromised by economy?
Want to know more? David Hill’s book ‘Breaking the Military Covenant’ is worthwhile, if uncomfortable, read.
Also…. The recent Netflix documentary ‘Downfall - the case against Boeing’ (re:737max) shows what happens to ‘Quality’ when cost concerns override.
I have to agree. The Netflix programme is a repeat of the Nimrod Review. And the book has a good mixture of well-known cases and (to me) completely unheard of ones which is a real eyeopener, especially in the way they are linked together. No lessons learned.