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Old 22nd February 2013 | 01:38
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Romulus
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Originally Posted by momoe
Romulus,

It's a long standing feature of the aviation industry, Comet being a classic example.

Since when did the aviation industry have sole rights on learning from other folks errors?

The Titanic sank, shortly thereafter, passenger ships sailed with sufficient lifeboats for ALL on board.

At the end of the day, it's progress - thankfully no-one died this time.
That was my point. The original post referred specifically to Airbus thanking Boeing hence the aviation context of the Comet.

And yes, thankfully nobody has died. Hopefully we get a resolution relatively soon, the world needs a strong Boeing and a strong Airbus.
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