Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own design review

Re:Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own d... by dstola on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @12:17PM (#19982739)

I dont think people will all of a sudden start ditching cheap flights just to avoid the max or Boeing. Airline industry is extremely price sensitive from a consumer perspective, and for people to potentially sacrifice hundreds of dollars of savings would be a non sequitur.

For example, if airline A flies MAX and has a ticket for 200 and another airline B has the same route for 400 on A320, most people I know would still fly the MAX because they cant afford to be picky.

I think talking with your wallet works only when the price is relatively inelastic

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Re:Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own d... by polotics on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @01:53PM (#19983639)

Here is one data point for you: no matter the price of alternatives, I will not step on a 737. Ever.

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Re:Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own d... by munk-a on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @02:34PM (#19984077)

If you purchase a plane ticket for a flight that appears to be carried by a bombardier model, would you refuse to board the plane at the gate if the bombardier plane ended up requiring maintenance and they swapped it out for a 737?

How many vacation days would you sacrifice out of your week in Cancun to stand by that belief?

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Re:Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own d... by FabHK on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @03:36PM (#19984677)

The 737s are the most common airliner in the world, more than 10000 have been built, and more than 1000 are in the air right now. The pre-MAX 737s are just fine (though it had some issues with the rudder in the 90s, and, well, nearly 2% of all 737s built have been lost (184 hull losses) with nearly 5000 fatalities. Goes to show how much they fly.)

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Re:Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own d... by metanoia on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @02:06PM (#19983767)

You have already, probably multiple times. The 737 model is proven over 50 years of service.

The Max has issues, for sure, and I will be weary of that as well as the upcoming 777X, but I wouldn't hesitate to get on any prior 737 or other Boeing model.

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Re:Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own d... by c0nfused on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @01:22PM (#19983312)

The assumption here is that the risk is equal. Given that prior to the grounding travel Sites were implementing "don't fly with Max" features, the perception is that the rusk is much higher.

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