“If it’s Boing, I’m not going”
Whistleblower 'would not' put family on Boeing 787 jet
Submitted 6 months ago by BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68834525
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SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Boing
When the plugdoor hinge consultant is asked how to spell Boeing
kambusha@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Took the “open-door policy” too literally.
Carlcarla@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Boing” is the sound the door makes when hitting the ground.
foggy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m just waiting for the warcries of WWIII so I can buy Boeing stock as it bottoms out before daddy Warbucks saves them, and hopefully me! 🤞
lurch@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I’m watching it since the door fell off, but it’s barely moving. It’s still in the price range it was in the last 4 years 🤷
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
What is a buy price for you?
foggy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They’re down like 50% since December…?
VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I’m just hoping fares go down so I can get s cheap holiday. As long as it goes down in the way home I’m fine with it
someguywithacomputer@lemmynsfw.com 6 months ago
Boeing’s hitman: Welp, here I go killing again
WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve had a lot of trouble searching for a concrete answer to this, but does anyone know what percentage of commercial jets in the US are made by Boeing? I know it’s a duopoly between them and Airbus, but to what extent is Boeing’s domination?
AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Unsubstantiated guess, but based on a cursory search for flights on Delta, it seems like 90% are Boeing.
yuri@pawb.social 6 months ago
2 years old, but should be somewhat indicative. A lot of em seem to be 50/50 Airbus/Boeing (except Southwest, yikes), but anecdotally I’ve flown 4 times and it’s always been a Boeing.
Whippygoatcream@lemmy.world 6 months ago
We’ve got a turd in the punch bowl
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 6 months ago
"Boeing creates new 'Bring Your Own Tools" program as a way for customers to save money on airfare and address maintenance issues at the same time."
Woozythebear@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Having the public lose trust in the safety of flying is absolutely not something you want to happen. This could have devastating effects and I think enough is enough and the government needs to step in and take over running the airlines. It’s too important to leave gold hoarding dragons in charge of it.
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
Boeing is the only company actually trying to reach their net zero target. Once no Boeing plane are flying anymore that’s it, no more CO2 emissions
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
Silver lining is less flights booked means less emissions for the environment.
Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Iirc the increase in people driving instead of flying due to 911, lead to more accidents and deaths. :(
Blackout@kbin.run 6 months ago
Maybe even a return to train travel.
univers3man@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I think the problem is that this will likely lead to more driving instead of flying.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s not a silver lining at all. Jets are actually very fuel efficient compared to driving when they’re full of passengers.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Gold lining: Never go home for Holidays
Platinum Lining: Work from Home is even more commonplace, and no more random flights to the office, or on-site.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Having the public lose trust in the safety of flying is something I absolutely want to happen. This will have devastating effects on carbon emissions, and push more people (and governments) towards trains.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Devastating is a bit of an exaggeration with it being responsible for a whooping 3% (at most) of emissions and arguably helping raise the albedo a bit with their contrails.
So it would help a bit, it wouldn’t be a game changer though (except if you live near an airport, sound is another pollution that’s often ignored).
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I would rather we start using blimos what can we do towards that
dukk@programming.dev 6 months ago
I mean, I don’t think that’s the way to go about it. Trains don’t take me to my family across the planet in 11 hours. I’d prefer to feel secure when flying there.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Why promote flying? Why not invest heavily in really fast ground transportation? Let’s build a bullet train between major hubs so people have a choice. If there’s a serious competitor to flying, Boeing will have to improve or they’ll lose a ton of business.
If the government takes over airlines or airplane manufacturing, we’ll just end up with lots of cronyism.
I say start with LA to SF and LA to LV. The current infra there sucks, and there’s a lot of worthwhile stops along the way. Then perhaps upgrade NYC to DC and related lines. It’ll be incredibly expensive to roll out, but should be very cheap to run and maintain.
Woozythebear@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You gonna build a bullet train across the ocean?
jkrtn@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Yeah, here we go. Trains are so much more pleasant. If they weren’t 10 times as slow I would never fly.
turkalino@lemmy.yachts 6 months ago
The government has already stepped in several times. If you’re in the mood to get mad, read up on the results of these interventions. Basically, Boeing was almost forced to deal with actual oversight, but was able to convince the government at the last minute that they could handle the oversight themselves internally (thanks to the wonderful process of lobbying of course)
Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
The above comment means to nationalize the industry I think. That’s what it sounds like to me, and I agree it’d be a good step. In addition to safety, it’d stop them from their bullshit price gouging.
0x0@programming.dev 6 months ago
It’s not about trust in flying it’s about trust in Boeing. Slight difference.
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Boeing was being brash until they got caught with their pants down.
You know for sure that shit happens at other manufacturers but they kept it low, and they probably are tightening their QA to not fall to scrutiny.
I hope that this will trigger heavy scrutiny from the different bodies across the world to make sure that this shit doesn’t happen anymore, but that hope is naive.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 months ago
so, it’s about trust in half of flying
BreakDecks@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Boeing isn’t an airline…
Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The government already heavily subsidizes the “struggling” industry (that somehow still makes outrageous profits). The government really should exercise more control over the industry, given that they (we) pay a very high annual price for it to exist.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They used to… one of carters biggest blunders.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Come on, it only effects like 1/4 of the economy.
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Welcome to this Boeing 737, thanks to government regulations each seat is fitted with a cop that will feel you up through the flight. If you don’t put your phone in airplane mode he or she will shoot you in the back 10 times only. 7 crashes per year is the legal limit and we already had 6 so you are all lucky!
Moreless@lemmy.world 6 months ago