> If it’s deemed that the airplane is no longer safe to fly after 30 years because you can’t guarantee it’s safe to fly, then as manufacturer you should retire it.
Would you prefer that the manufacturer lets it fly while it is not safe like the Mad Dog? That’s exactly what gliders go through, every 3000 hours they get a complete check of the structure, if it can’t be repaired or are too expensive to repair, they get scrapped… I don’t know why do you think it’s a hot take when that’s standard practice.