Outside of a brief aside in the movie Fight Club and what I assume are economic reasons, I’ve never seen good compelling reasons why airplanes are grounded for accidents, while cars do not seem to undergo the same level of scrutiny?
Is it just because cars are tested more before they enter the market?
From an outsider’s perspective, it seems that airplanes are already much safer than cars- so what gives?
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because there is no version of the FAA or DOT that can step in and enforce it. Air traffic occurs within the confines of heavily regulated areas (airports) so knowing if you’re violating an order to ground your fleet is easy. And…….the fines are massive.
Automobile recalls usually only extend to a production run, not an entire model. Cops don’t know if your F150 was manufactured between May and July of 2019 to have the authority to even pull you over if they tried it.
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