Flight Failure chronicles maintenance-related accidents caused by individual, corporate or governmental negligence. It brings the industry's current state of affairs into sharp focus. Published by Prometheus Books in 2020, the book examines how failures of the smallest of parts have brought down airliners, explaining esoteric mechanical issues for readers having little technical background. Regardless of the airline or type of airplane, there exists a universal threat to flight safety that affects every passenger... Vividly describing the terror of accidents and close calls, the book unravels details of subsequent investigations to determine causes. It points to the factors that have led up to an alarming scenario-aircraft design flaws, continued reduction of licensed mechanics, shutting down of maintenance bases in the United States, and the outsourcing of work to lowballing contractors. For employees on an airline's payroll, an ever-present threat to their jobs does nothing to..