Originally Posted by
KARFA
I don't think there is any aircraft type I regularly fly on which you couldn't say those things about though. Take-off (and landing) is inherently one of those phases of flight where things can go wrong - there are fewer fatal accidents when planes are in the cruise.
I think you're being deliberately obtuse here. The 737 MAX has had the worst entry into service of any major new aircraft in decades, and everything centres around something very specific going wrong, in a very specific stage of flight. For whatever reason, in both crashes it has had issues maintaining a stable altitude around 5-10 minutes after takeoff.
If it really were nothing to worry about, half of them wouldn't be grounded by now with more being announced every day.