Is there no safety issue there?
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A mixture of lobbyist that dump lots of money into the political system and people who claim additional regulation would hurt or inhibit business and growth work together in order to make a perfect storm where the cost of doing business is far below the cost of services. Most companies will do just enough to stay legal. The rest eats into profits.
Sorry I should have been more specific. If the plane was new then it would be just as safe as the day it rolled off the assembly line. However parts age. When a new part is needed it is not always a brand new part. Sometimes it is a refurbished part. The people who maintain the Aircraft are under pressure in many locations to over state or error on the side of profit when it comes to quality of equipment. You get a situation where your lead or manger does not have any experience working on or maintaining aircraft. But he does get his job threatened by his leadership for not meeting time lines.
I personally was removed from a leadership position because I would not “play ball” and sign off on a known safety issue. The problem is in many cases the companies, to an extent are allowed to self regulate.
This self regulation happens due to the for mentioned lobbyists as well as a factory or plant being in a district that relies on the jobs. If the company has to make changes it tends to mess with their bottom line, so people are fired inorder to round that square. modern air travel is about the safest form of travel out there however shoddy maintenance kills people, and people more worried about money than safety kills people as well.
Edit added a few things for context. I’m also sure the down votes came from the assumption that my initial post was political in nature.
Edit again I only saw the one reply a bunch of others hit the nail on the head and said it better than me
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