Posts tagged "recalls in aviation industry"

Any issue related to a flight is, at best, scary. Flights after all, cannot be landed immediately like you can do with your car by turning off the ignition. Add to that the fact that most commercial planes carry over a hundred people, even the slightest issue poses grave threats. This said, it is not easy to recall a set of aircrafts to fix an issue. They simply are spread across the globe and have schedules fixed months ahead which makes recalls very complex. Plus, certain small airline operators usually have only a single model in their entire fleet and recalling them will affect entire businesses until repair is complete. However, planes do get recalled from time to time to fix some emergency