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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by jen20 on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:59PM (#21972610)
It's also not guaranteed which plane will fly which route. Every airline has "substitution" rules in their conditions of carriage, and frequently use them.
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by mopsi on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:37PM (#21973017)
Depends on airline. Southwest, for example, has Boeing-only fleet. JetBlue has only Airbuses and Embraers.

The odds of buying a JetBlue ticket and ending up on a Boeing are fairly low compared to flying Southwest.

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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by frozenlettuce on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:16PM (#21975698)
Boeing just bought Embraer, but I assume that it will take some time until they the quality of products start to fall
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by jonny_eh on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:20PM (#21972831)
Plus, flights get cancelled, and passengers get re-routed last minute.
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by tedunangst on Monday January 06, 2020 @05:55PM (#21974424)
I can't recall any plane crashes that also involved a plane switch. So getting bumped to a different plane type and crashing is incalculably rare.
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