On one hand I agree with you that people are likely overreacting, but i disagree that anyone is acting irrationally. Boeing has lost _all_ credibility amongst the public and we're not all aviation experts so we don't know that a 4-bolt-gap is fine or whatever their current issue is.
>But hadn't it been for the issues a few years ago
By "issues" you mean hundreds of people being killed by a known manufacturing/training issue? Where does your faith in these people come from?
> Where does your faith in these people come from?
The unchanged safety record. Yes, it's tragic when planes crash. Thankfully it's not happening a lot. And as I've argued, it actually seems safer than ever.
People seem to insist there are all sorts of issues with Boeing. Except that doesn't seem to be translating into a major increase in accidents or incidents. So, the attention and paranoia seems a bit over the top. People who know nothing whatsoever about any of this calling for CEOs and boards to be fired and the FAA to do this or that.
You know what's not happening? A lot of pilots, mechanics, airlines, etc. reporting doors with the same issue. Just not a thing. And all of them are aware and looking. That's 100% guaranteed. Nobody needs to be told to start looking. These doors are probably safer than they've ever been because world+dog has been looking at them for the last few weeks.
This article is about an airline finding loose bolts. That's a serious issue of course. Exactly the kind of thing an inspector should notice on countless inspections that happen to planes throughout their life. There are of course many bolts in airplanes and torquing them correctly kind of is a big deal to the point where companies are keeping detailed records about who torqued them, when, and how strongly.
Airlines are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing: inspecting their airplanes on the off chance there might be something wrong. I expect most pilots would also care to look at the door panel in question when they do their routine inspection of the plane before taking off. I know I would; and I'm not even a pilot. Maybe not in depth and just a cursory glance. But they'd be aware and on the lookout for trouble. After all, it's their job to make sure the plane is safe before taking off. This mentality is ingrained in the aviation industry. Which is why safety records are so good. It's rare for something this bad to go unnoticed.
>But hadn't it been for the issues a few years ago
By "issues" you mean hundreds of people being killed by a known manufacturing/training issue? Where does your faith in these people come from?