Comments by "Orbital_Inclination" (@Orbital_Inclination) on "Why Airlines Like American Are Scrambling To Make Engines Last Longer" video.

  1. Or the fact many manufacturing skills have been farmed out overseas so younger people don't want to enter an industry where they don't see a future, led by accountants who put profit over safety or quality
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  2. No, the push for greater fuel efficiency to keep operating costs lower has necessitated engines working at higher temperatures, pressures and tighter tolerances than previous generations.
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  3.  @marksellinger3736  not usually, modern engines are incredibly reliable
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  4. Complexity is necessitated by the drive for fuel efficiency. If they could make them perform the same with fewer parts, they would already be doing that
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  5. All civil airliners tend to be Perf A anyway, so perfectly safe to take off following a failure of one engine
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