Originally Posted by
physioprof
The notion that this is "corner cutting" in the sense of failure to follow required maintenance safety standards is beyond absurd.
Why should you assume that a company that cuts corners is selective with its corner cutting? "Yes, we cut corners but only with the unimportant stuff," said the spokesperson in the cut-corner PR department which is understaffed and under paid. Cancer affects the whole organism. You mustn't forget that.
To suggest that those planes with their peeling paint, bare skin, and 100s of yards of speed tape are "just fine," really speaks volumes about the state of things.