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Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver::A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane's wing.

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[–] falkerie71 44 points 10 months ago

Where did you get your information that airliners send planes back to Boeing for maintenance? My quick search tells me that they generally don't, and they either do it themselves, or rely on third parties called Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) providers for heavier maintenance. In the case of United airlines, their MRO provider is called United Technical Operations, their own division.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/airplane-maintenance-disturbing-truth
https://simpleflying.com/aircraft-maintenance-checks/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_maintenance_checks