Quote Originally Posted by Grey_Fox
poor maintenance exacerbated by that wonder of modern socialism and good government Labour's budget... well cutbacks doesn't do it justice, I suppose it could be gutting of their defense budget
I think accidents due to maintenance are more problem of the humans involved in maintenance, if they cannot afford the spare parts, the thing shouldn't fly, but if they're just lazy or accidentally overlooked something, they'll give it a green light and bad things can happen. If the money is insufficient, the things should just rot in the hangars due to a lack of spare parts, that's at least how I understand safety routines.