re: Boeing, not Spirit, mis-installed piece that blew off Alaska MAX 9 jet, industry source sa

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Airbus has surpassed Boeing in the narrow body ( middle of the market) segment for sure. Wide body aircraft are a different story.

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The 737 and 320 are basically the same airplane besides the 737 having a better wing. Both companies use mostly the same part suppliers. They are just assembly and sales companies.

I know it's popular to bag on Boeing right now and their company priorities are fricked up but that isn't unique among corporations today.

When things like a wheel falls off that has nothing to do with Boeing, they don't even make the wheels or the gear. That is the fault of the company flying the airplane because they are responsible for maintenance.

When an engine catches on fire that also has nothing to do with Boeing, they also don't make the engines and that would be again the fault of the 1 of 3 engine manufacturers and/or the company maintenance that flies the airplane.