Air NZ is fighting with both hands tied.
Neos grounded, Dreamliners plagued… tough luck.
Boeing’s DC-10 CF6 issues all over again.
Every engine maker’s had their turn at crisis.
Imagine an airline with 11 jets grounded out of service.
That’s nearly a small airline’s entire fleet!
The powdered metal scandal is bigger than people think.
Short-term fixes don’t change the long-term reality.
They pushed the GTF design too hard.
Efficiency means nothing if reliability fails.