we have two types of inspection problems. the first is the assumption that we can let planes fly forever if they are properly maintained. many airlines use third party outsourced maintenance facilities. i believe southwest was cited for one in seattle where they didn t follow proper procedure in the stripping away of the aircraft. one of your guests talked about how that alone can create its own problems with cracks. so the existing system has to be carefully enforced. now we have another factor. planes actually can t fly forever. in november the f.a.a. announced a widespread fatigue damage rule. in effect putting the lingo aside, it says that sometimes tiny cracks propagate so quickly on an aircraft that in between repair cycles they can cause catastrophic loss. the faa has given the airline industry five years. i don t know if passengers feel it s too much time. the manufacturers like it because they can sell more