Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modifications to 6k planes

Re:Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modification... by fragmede on Friday November 28, 2025 @06:50PM (#46083905)

They're not. Excessive high altitude flight increases your chance of developing melanoma.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9447865/

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Re:Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modification... by amelius on Friday November 28, 2025 @06:54PM (#46083933)

Ok, I'll take an aisle seat more often now instead of a window seat.

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Re:Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modification... by userbinator on Friday November 28, 2025 @07:10PM (#46084020)

Unless you fly as often as pilots and other onboard staff, it's unlikely to be significant.

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Re:Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modification... by londons_explore on Saturday November 29, 2025 @01:58AM (#46085653)

If flying were invented today, I bet it wouldn't be allowed due to the radiation. It's more than many medical procedures which guidelines say to only do when the medical benefits outweigh the radiation risk.

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Re:Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modification... by amelius on Saturday November 29, 2025 @05:09AM (#46086412)

I suppose if flying were invented today the plane would have no windows and the pilots would use cameras.

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Re:Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modification... by loeg on Saturday November 29, 2025 @01:27PM (#46089628)

Clearly the benefits of flying outweight the radiation risks, though.

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