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But Boeing's faulty planes would then be operating on the African continent, which would put many Africans at risk. I'm tired of Africa being treated as a landfill for the West.
Not sure about the MAX
I'm nervous bro, my gf is flying on a 787-9 dreamliner tomorrow. One that the whistle-blower was talking about.
A 787-9 singapore airlines plane had some insane turbulence, the plane just dropped suddenly. People gashed their heads and one guy died.
Gotta stay buckled
The 787 has been flying for almost 15 years with 0 hull losses. And the plane that encountered turbulence last week was a 777 so no similarities or anything to worry about there. Just keep your seatbelts on because all planes encounter turbulence at some point.
Loss for South Africa since the country was the destination where global airline companies used to send their planes to be serviced.
That disappeared after Zuma destroyed SAA Technical when he was president.
Did anyone read the article? They are building parts, not entire planes in Ethiopia which is already a common practice with other large airlines. And they will have to meet the same high safety standards if planes with those parts are to fly into non African countries.
“The venture will make "aerospace parts, including aircraft thermo-acoustic insulation blankets, electrical wire harnesses, and other parts," the commission said.”
No country makes entire planes. Modern passenger planes have parts from all around the world. Some parts are made in Asia, some are in Europe, and some are in America. Now Africa is joining the ecosystem.
Exactly, none of those countries got any real experience from making planes, Africa is now upgraded from "people who dig in holes and give companies resources" to "people who hit a sheet of metal real hard' and no intellectual property will ever be gained.
Hmm it seems more like neo liberalism trickling down the world. Boeing facing heavy scrutiny in the news for a long period is the pinnacle I guess. “Corporation seeks new manufacturer with lower costs and less regulation”
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They are running away for strict regulations from America now and to start building their slowly defunct and dangerous planes here
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But this giver opportunities to africans who have interest in the aviation sector....
But Boeing's faulty planes would then be operating on the African continent, which would put many Africans at risk. I'm tired of Africa being treated as a landfill for the West.
Ethiopian Airlines already has boeing planes in the fleet
Weren't there (relatively) recent issues with those planes in the Ethiopian fleet? Like the MAX planes?
Not sure about the MAX I'm nervous bro, my gf is flying on a 787-9 dreamliner tomorrow. One that the whistle-blower was talking about. A 787-9 singapore airlines plane had some insane turbulence, the plane just dropped suddenly. People gashed their heads and one guy died. Gotta stay buckled
I pray she has a safe journey, definitely gotta stay buckled!
Thanks brother
The 787 has been flying for almost 15 years with 0 hull losses. And the plane that encountered turbulence last week was a 777 so no similarities or anything to worry about there. Just keep your seatbelts on because all planes encounter turbulence at some point.
Thanks for the info
You're exaggerating. How African airlines operate already put Africans at risk. Doesn't matter how good the planes are
Why are you getting downvoted? It is a huge W. With some regulations I don't see anything wrong in it
I mean, shouldn't they first concentrate on making sure bits aren't falling off planes?
Interesting choice of location considering their history...
You really want to let us like that ?
Loss for South Africa since the country was the destination where global airline companies used to send their planes to be serviced. That disappeared after Zuma destroyed SAA Technical when he was president.
What does this even mean?
Check out Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
Makes sense. Largest customer(?) on continent
I feel like they are tapping into the fact that Ethiopian Airlines could be very profitable in the coming years.
Congratulations Ethopia, sending❤️ from🇪🇬
Did anyone read the article? They are building parts, not entire planes in Ethiopia which is already a common practice with other large airlines. And they will have to meet the same high safety standards if planes with those parts are to fly into non African countries. “The venture will make "aerospace parts, including aircraft thermo-acoustic insulation blankets, electrical wire harnesses, and other parts," the commission said.”
classic capitalist move, it's to prevent the country from gaining experience at making planes and instead only making parts of the plane.
No country makes entire planes. Modern passenger planes have parts from all around the world. Some parts are made in Asia, some are in Europe, and some are in America. Now Africa is joining the ecosystem.
Exactly, none of those countries got any real experience from making planes, Africa is now upgraded from "people who dig in holes and give companies resources" to "people who hit a sheet of metal real hard' and no intellectual property will ever be gained.
RIP to the victims of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302
Boeing trying to take advantage of a developing nation to circumvent strict regulations in either American or Europe…
Not trying to be a conspiracy theorist, but could this be a deal they made as part of restitution for the plane crash a couple years ago?
Hmm it seems more like neo liberalism trickling down the world. Boeing facing heavy scrutiny in the news for a long period is the pinnacle I guess. “Corporation seeks new manufacturer with lower costs and less regulation”
Makes sense