Let's break this down a little: - Wheel coming off: Routine. Happens all the time. Makes news all the time. - United CEO (and other airlines) "considering alt

Let's break this down a little: - Wheel coming off: Routine. Happens all the time. Makes news all the time. - United CEO (and other airlines) "considering alternatives" is a typical pattern with airlines when they're negotiating the next round of aircraft contracts. Boeing needs good press, United's CEO knows it, and want an incredible deal so floats this to get it. Soon United will announce an [x] planes over [y] year contract, and they'll likely be Boeing. - The loose bolt issue is real. This kind of thing has happened before (even for Boeing), but back then changes were made to this should never happen again, and yet it has. Boeing has been doing a lot of belt-tightening both directly and via pressure on their suppliers. The FAA has also been asleep at the wheel for years, with a lot of regulatory checks being "trust me bro" at Boeing, which was alright until Boeing reduced dedicated QA in exchange for cheaper peer checks. Ultimately the bolt issue is legitimate, we'll wait for the NTSB's report for who did what wrong and when. But a lot of Boeing critiques are leftover from MCAS and specifically around the way Boeing assures quality and the FAA confirms it. Plus "loose bolt" is deceptively a lot more relatable to the general public than MCAS was (even if both are the result of complex procedural failures). Do I think sabotage? No. But the media do like clicks, and last week's page three story is today's page one because Boeing as a topic is trending. It will continue until the NTSB releases a report.