I assure you that todays "Washing Machine Factory" has infinitely higher quality standards than any airline or MRO.
That may be very true. I would love to say that the current processes we have in aircraft maintenance whether here or elsewhere that I have seen in my many years, were as precise and detailed as the Washing Machine Factory.
Unfortunately, in our uniquely different industry we are so far away from attaining the efficiencies you state and our management so blinded by cost control that they are simply unaware of how to develop and evolve aircraft maintenance to the effectiveness of other 'comparable' industries.
Sunfish, I think you wish to be given free reign to build such an enterprise from the ground up but the realities are we and our neighbors are not anywhere near this theoretical organisation you envision.
Certainly not while they are selling $29 seats.