U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8

Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by ekimekim on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:29PM (#19385047)

Of course, the other thing to consider is how many more people will drive due to a loss of trust in the FAA and airlines over the failure to ground the plane once it's percieved as unsafe.

"I could drive or fly...oh, no, but what if they try to put me on a 737 Max? I better drive."

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by arcticbull on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @08:01PM (#19385244)

No, most people don't pay that much attention, honestly. "Drive or fly? Hm... that plane did just fall out of the sky right, planes freak me out, let's just drive." This is an excerpt of a conversation I've had with friends after the MH crashes. I had to explain to them planes generally don't get shot out of the sky or just disappear and that in spite of this all, flying remains safer than driving.

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by jcims on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @09:56PM (#19385888)

People pay attention to things like this. My kid is flying to Denver in a few weeks and was looking to see what plane type it was. An acquaintance is heading west for work and the first question was ‘Max 8’?

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by isostatic on Thursday March 14, 2019 @04:36AM (#19387427)

Sure, a avoid reason to ground the affected model.

“The ones that fall out of the sky have been grounded, so that’s great”

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