Point/s taken.

Since when ..was miles from a topic other than the norm on this salad bar?

Military reference isn't real world... in the sense who do they answer to budget wise? Yes of later yrs.. but in the end.. the decision makers all have Swiss bank accounts. They'll just retrofit the planes sooner.. more commission's to the Swiss accounts. No competitive financial venue to compete in.

Now ...if your en-GINE-erring degree sez fly that 'dream plain'.. it's your life.. and your funeral.

The gist of my .. issue... irritation.. whatever.. is this: Boeing is attempting to cut the corner as it were.. with a technology that is NOT proven over the long haul. Adopting a military-like strategy .. 'we'll fix it later'... get it up and running anyway. Who looses? In my opinion.. it'll be the consumers. Simple trade off ..of fuel costs vs human lives.

I could care less what some blinking paid expert sez... anyone with paperwork to give the consumer sheep a sense of confidence. Everybody is for sale in the 21st century.