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I have always thought that Airbus made a substandard product.
Lately, it's been due to unnecessary over-complication of a variety of systems.
Or in this case, the rush to get these jets into production.
Seems like Boeing got it right this time when they kept pushing back the 787 schedule in order to get things right.
What makes you think that?
The last several dash numbers of airplanes have precisely the same detail that is causing the Airbus problem. It's not going to cause a crash unless several stringer ties in a row crack, plus several adjacent ribs see the cracks.
Something about your screen name makes me think you may know a thing or two about aircraft.
Non-flying dynamic load testing of airframes (accelerated life testing) tries to stay ahead of real time, real flying load influences on strength and durability. However, sometimes "stuff" happens. On the Aardvark, our D6-AC tool steel wing pivots and carry through structure were fairing well in the accelerated life testing. However, the tests did not mimic the forced incursion of rain water and salt spray from real time, real aircraft flying in torrential tropical weather, under the wing skin and into the tool steel structure and subsequent rusting. When I saw the partially rusted, partially bright crack in the remains of a failed wing pivot after a development unit crashed at Nellis, it made quite an impression.