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Re:Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid... by cjbprime on Saturday January 06, 2024 @12:55PM (#38893508)
(Miles traveled is somewhat charitable to airlines and assumes trips are fungible between planes and cars.)
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Re:Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid... by oatmeal1 on Saturday January 06, 2024 @01:57PM (#38894152)
I'm not sure how you mean it's "charitable?" Could you explain?
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Re:Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid... by cjbprime on Saturday January 06, 2024 @02:01PM (#38894199)
Sure, sorry. Planes cover distance very quickly, and people use them for e.g. a six hour flight covering 4000 miles that they would not otherwise drive; this situation makes planes appear safer "per mile" than alternative valid metrics like "accidents per hour of travel" would.
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