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Alaska Airlines 737 Max makes emergency landing due to depressurization
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#172Hearing stories like this over the years is why I always wear the seatbelt during the entirety of any flight... Just one of those small things that could make all the difference in a sudden emergency situation.
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#173> The Boeing 737-9 MAX rolled off the assembly line just two months ago, receiving its certification in November 2023, according to FAA record posted online. It’s 2 months old, so poor maintenance, wear and tear, etc are not even minor factors. This is just a poorly made plane with awful quality control. And that’s even before we get into some of the design issues, both the shortcuts they’ve taken and ones that are m…
Stuff you only hear in Chinese manufactured goods, oh how the world has turned... I wouldn't trust either, industry is moving to Airbus because of their failures.
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#174Video of open hole mid flight on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@strawberr.vy/video/73207980848693937...
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#175Bolts on the rudder could be loose and now this, would it required for grounding all the max for safety examination?
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In the US, tech sucks all the oxygen out of the room (no pun intended).
When so much top talent is locked up by big tech, who's left to design planes at Boeing, write software for GM, run for office?
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#177Earlier quoted context omitted.
"If it's Boeing, I'm not going." I was on a flight that made and emergency landing once, it was TERRIFYING. The pilot circled once then we went down at a very steep angle. What was even worse was the three days we were stranded in Gander Newfoundland while they fixed the plane and then flew in a new crew. It was basically an refueling/military base and not a real airport, no food or facilities. After that I never fle…
Thats a decent setup for a Hallmark movie - two travelers stranded and isolated find love through the zaney activities used to pass time in a remote locale.
Oh yeah, they thought of that! https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas-island
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#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
Airbus is much, much stronger competition then Douglas ever was.
Internationally yes. In the US, Boeing has their guaranteed government contracts, it's not a market anymore.
They are still competing defence contracts with Lockheed, General Dynamics and Northrop.
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#179Do you think there will be any accountability from Boeing executives? Boeing hasn't had a lot of good press in the last few years, will leadership ever be held accountable? There was a time when Boeing was considered a very trustworthy and reliable company, is this the result of a decline in an engineering-focused culture? Edit: Many of the comments in this thread mention that they avoid the 737 MAX whenever possible…
Take that with a grain of salt but I have seen several people over the years claim this is due to MDD pulling a NeXT (getting acquired then taking over culturally).
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The industry in general seems to have a huge cash pay issue. Flight attendants, bag handlers, mechanics, aerospace engineers, etc. All are paid a lot less than one would think.
I have a few friends who did aerospace for a few years. All are now in tech and earning more than they expected to earn at peak of their aerospace jobs.