What is the main conflict in Airframe by Michael Crichton?

Airframe by Michael Crichton is a suspense novel that will keep the reader guessing until the final pages. Once again, Crichton brings to life the issues that haunt Americans in their everyday lives, this time tackling air safety. Flight 545 has just landed with three dead and more than fifty injured passengers. Casey Singleton, Quality Assurance executive for Norton Aircraft, has one week to find out what happened to Flight 545 or lose a deal with China that would move her company into the black for the next two decades. Casey fights her own employees, reporters, and bosses to find the answers. Airframe is a fascinating defense of the aeronautic industry that will influence potential airline passengers for years to come.