Free changes now! (was: Southwest refusing to accommodate people who afraid of MAX8)
Mar 11, 2019, 2:54 pm
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Also, I don't know if your doing this or not, but please don't denigrate the Chinese. Yes, I know lots of people out there are saying they made an essentially corrupt decision that had nothing to do with safety. However, the opposite could also be true: the FAA is making a corrupt decision by NOT grounding the planes in order to protect Boeing. Of course, nobody would argue the fine people in the Trump Administration are corrupt, or would sacrifice safety to satisfy America's largest exporter, now would they????
I would argue that your political response belongs in another forum altogether.
Mar 11, 2019, 3:11 pm
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Sorry, every CNN replay refutes that. Even misspelled banners and fonts are screencapped and posted by media guard dogs. Nothing on HLN, CNN Business, CNN International, CNN Digital or CNN Newsource said that "USA carriers have grounded the MAX."
Mar 11, 2019, 3:13 pm
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ah you know, generic .... hole countries
my god, can you imagine?!
You’d think that a longer version would be even more “unbalanced” (due to this alleged destabilising forward movement of the engines). The fact that it’s 8s not 9s crashing tends to reassure me that it’s actually not a fundamental design flaw at work (if that makes sense- but rather a sensor issue or a CRM issue).
People have short memories with air crashes and especially complaining about automation, considering that crashes like AF447 happened
People have short memories with air crashes and especially complaining about automation, considering that crashes like AF447 happened
Mar 11, 2019, 3:16 pm
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Why should I pay difference in fare for a flight due to a mechanical? As far as I'm concerned, the 737max is broken. I'm perfectly willing to stand pat if they swap the aircraft with a proven bird. Maybe WN will have to bump passengers due to reduced seats or not have enough planes due to the labor dispute, but that's not my problem.
Mar 11, 2019, 4:35 pm
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Mar 11, 2019, 5:16 pm
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Thanks,
Mar 11, 2019, 5:46 pm
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I have seen 2 separate air safety specialists asked point blank if they would let their family fly this plane. Neither one hesitated before saying no, they would not board this aircraft at this time.
That is enough for me. I would pay to catch a different flight if I had to, but I would not get on this one right now.
That is enough for me. I would pay to catch a different flight if I had to, but I would not get on this one right now.
Mar 11, 2019, 5:50 pm
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SWA President Tom Nealon:
"We'll be doing our [Hawaii] service with the dash 800 and ultimately the 737 Max 8.”
Mar 11, 2019, 5:53 pm
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Mar 11, 2019, 6:03 pm
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On the other hand, it might be time to buy some Boeing stock soon, because I know they'll end up back to where they were after collapsing today.
Mar 11, 2019, 6:04 pm
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Well, TWO of the 737MAXes are kind of broken beyond repair. With 300 dead bodies also broken beyond repair.
I stand with Jim Hall on this one. Stop with the tombstone mentality of "let's wait until another one crashes, then maybe we'll do something about it." Abundance of caution should be embedded in the airline industry.
I stand with Jim Hall on this one. Stop with the tombstone mentality of "let's wait until another one crashes, then maybe we'll do something about it." Abundance of caution should be embedded in the airline industry.