This is the nature of Business, which usually shows up in a military context (but not here): stretch things to the breaking point in the name of efficiency. Use the smallest number of people possible, shave corners as much as possible, deliver with the least possible cost. Do just enough to achieve the goal. Any attempt by (govt) oversight bodies to regulate for safety or basic fairness is labelled “govt interference” and decried as costing jobs (as they shave as many jobs as possible). This is the same mentality that says the jobs of companies is solely to benefit shareholders.

Eventually, the system is stretched so thin that any perturbation breaks it.

«The disruption is adding pressure to an already stretched maintenance and repair supply chain. Overhaul firms, battling with staffing and spare-part shortages, are struggling to supply sufficient capacity to keep pace with the recovery in air travel after the pandemic.»

https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/dodgy-jet-parts-ge-boeing-plane-engines-a3fcbcfd?st=sl4mpdkmqxg1w1e&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink (gift link)

(Don’t get me wrong, I love capitalism (and democracy), but capitalism needs regulation.)