Originally Posted by Dirty Franck

It also bugs me that companies take calculated risks.

Take plane type x. Lets say it crashed 5 years ago and they found out a minor detail in the design can actually make the plane crash BUT it's very rare. It happened once and it can happen again but maybe only once every 25 years. So they then calculate what it would cost to repair all those planes or what it would cost in lawsuits and settlements when a plane might crash. Settlements would be cheaper? Ok no fixing of the plane.