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Comment on Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight

Deebster@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Their fixes don’t seem to have altered the fundamental problems with the Boeing 737 Max:

the new engines are too big for the frame, so they’ve had to move them up and forward, which makes the plane pitch up at high thrust (which is what the now infamous MCAS attempted to mask with software)
Boeing self-certified it as safe, claiming that it was a small, incremental change and so didn’t need testing or additional pilot training
- and that the FAA can’t be trusted to oversee Boeing
Boeing rushed out an unsafe design because they were scared of losing money to Airbus’s A320neo

I have to fly several times a year and try to choose Airbus over Boeing whenever possible, and I flat out refuse to fly on the 737 Max. This news certainly doesn’t make me feel like I was overreacting.

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WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Boeing killed over 600 people after lying to regulators and airlines around the world for like 2+ years. Most of the senior leadership and management — everyone who knew — should be serving life sentences. Instead they suffered minor financial damages and the CEO got a golden handshake.

Just another reminder that we all live in capitalist oligarchies masquerading as democracies.

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poopkins@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I find it difficult to know if my flight will avoid 737 Max, so I’ve been avoiding airlines that have them in their fleet. Unfortunately, British Airways recently rebooked me onto an Alaska Airlines, and sure enough, it was a Max 8. Sometimes you just can’t win.

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- gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Well, lucky for you, Alaska grounded their 737 MAX fleet a few days ago, so you won’t be flying on them if your trip is anytime soon.
  
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  - poopkins@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It was reported earlier today that 18 were already back in service after completing inspections, and the remaining inspections would be completed in the coming days.
    
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  - ridethisbike@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They only grounded their max-9’s. The others are still in operation.
    
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- Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Most of Canada’s airlines’ domestic commuter fleet use 737 Max 8s. The best option would be to pick Porter Airlines if you were deadset on not getting 737s.
  
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