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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by nostromo on Monday January 06, 2020 @04:42PM (#21973685)
Except, air travel has gotten cheaper, and safer.
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by astrodust on Monday January 06, 2020 @06:55PM (#21974986)
Here's hoping we didn't hit a local maximum.
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by MFLoon on Monday January 06, 2020 @07:38PM (#21975354)
Seems very unlikely for safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety#/media/File:Fa...

Cost, who knows.

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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by nradov on Monday January 06, 2020 @07:55PM (#21975527)
In the US some years we literally have more people die by falling out of bed than in accidents on regular airline flights.
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by adrianN on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @03:23AM (#21978080)
How many of those were healthy people under 80?
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by backupcavalry on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:42PM (#21975859)
Everyone in the US has to get in and out of bed every day, usually in a groggy state. I get the angle, but it's not really a fair comparison.
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