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Re:Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes it own d... by mcny on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @04:47PM (#19985323)
If airlines have to pay more in insurance premiums or they have to pay millions of US dollars a pop for each dead passenger, they'll demand a safer plane.
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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 @05:48PM (#19985908)
To my knowledge neither of these conditions have occurred in response to the 737 Max technical issues. Corporations listen to customer complaints that are backed up by losing revenue - as was shown with the issue where a passenger was beaten up on a United flight, people are extremely price sensitive when it comes to flying - there is math that can make the 737 unprofitable, but I think it's unlikely that the math will turn in that direction, it would take an extremely negative PR issue to start this.
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