> Why is the Dreamliner acceptable and the MAX is not? I remember [1?] hearing that Emirates threatened refusing 777s & 787s from one of Boeing's plants due to

> Why is the Dreamliner acceptable and the MAX is not? I remember [1?] hearing that Emirates threatened refusing 777s & 787s from one of Boeing's plants due to repeated quality control issues. Have not tracked the issue. > 180 separate, independent regulators colluded to protect Not necessarily. But if 180 _independent_ bodies were effectively independent, one of them would probably have found issues with the max. But they are not operating effectively independent. [1] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/emirates-doubts-first-boeing-777x-will-come-before-2024-2021-05-24/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/emirates-doubts-fi...