I don't think you should be downvoted, it's a reasonable misunderstanding. The goal is to create a constant pipeline of new planes with short lead times, so th

I don't think you should be downvoted, it's a reasonable misunderstanding. The goal is to create a constant pipeline of new planes with short lead times, so that they don't need to have extended lifetimes with expensive maintenance. Personally I feel that's a better approach overall for many mobile capital-intensive systems: military hardware, public transportation and so on. As the interview points out, smaller, more-frequent procurements reduce the risk to suppliers as well. Currently every weapons system project is a existential risk to contractors, so they quite naturally try to push as much back as possible. And so we wind up with parts being built in every Congressional district at vast expense and added complexity.