737 is f-ed, stick with A350 haha
Surely the A320 would be the primary Airbus equivalent?
Is my plane a 737 MAX?
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Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
#122This doesn't seem correct. I checked a few flights I have coming up and it identified a United flight as not being a MAX, when United itself tells me it is. And it identifies a Southwest flight as being a MAX when it isn't.
Yeah, the data source is imperfect. The flight information pulls the "nearest" (live, scheduled or landed) flight that matches that flight number, to give you a sense of the aircraft on that route.
Seems like a fatal flaw in the product where precision is the most important aspect.
Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
#123Really bad UI. Clicking on the placeholder text in the textbox doesn't do anything. I thought it was broken until I just starting clicking randomly and found that clicking outside the placeholder text works.
I agree that clicking on what appears to be a placeholder but instead acts as a label should at the very least focus the input box so you're prompted to type in it. However the UI overall is pretty simple and clean.
Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
>those use actual flight plan data, so will take into account any last minute aircraft changes. But at that point it's too late. I doubt people are that afraid of 737 Max that they'll cancel a flight (and forfeit their ticket) over it.
> But at that point it's too late. I doubt people are that afraid of 737 Max that they'll cancel a flight (and forfeit their ticket) over it. Luckily the airlines I travel with only use Airbus, but if they were using 737 Max, I'd definitely book tickets that I can change at the last minute, and refuse to board if it turns out to be a 737 Max. Yes, that's probably illogical. And probably much of life is illogical. But…
Except according to the top comment,
"A lot of people don't realize that the fuselage of this plane isn't even made by Boeing, it's made by Spirit AeroSystems which also makes components for Airbus. We don't really know who to blame here until the investigation concludes."
So I guess you just shouldn't fly.
Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
#125A lot of people don't realize that the fuselage of this plane isn't even made by Boeing, it's made by Spirit AeroSystems which also makes components for Airbus. We don't really know who to blame here until the investigation concludes.
Boeing is the one delivering the product, right? Why would it be not boeings fault they don't qa the bolts on their parts? If a cars doors kept falling off Noone would accept ford saying sorry it's the factory we bought it froms fault
We do in fact blame third parties for their components in regards to recalled components that are subbed out by final manufacturers. e.g. Takata airbags.
Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mean, isn't the info on your ticket? Which can be electronically updated when the airline makes a change, right?
Final aircraft assigned to the flight can be changed until the last minute. The info is most useful when booking. Presumably people might switch if the price/schedule is reasonably close while very few would turn away at the gate if they discover a max (I sure wouldn’t and I belong to the tiny minority that even think about aircraft models ever). So the info is most useful when booking. Flying an airline that doesn’t…
Sure, once you're in the plane and can look at the emergency pamphlet that provides the airplane model number, that's when you'll know...or just ask the crew? Either way, ticket info by the airline seems to be all you can work with until you're on the plane. If your concern is the potential type of plane, you'll need more statistical analysis of the route (and any public data about the airlines' fleet).
Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
#128Aviation is safe. An issue happened and appropriate steps have immediately happened and in the end an already incredibly safe industry will be even safer. If a car has an issue we don't blink and we loose nearly 40k people a year in the US alone, but a plane has an issue and we panic. Yes, panic. This is not rational or helpful and is a huge reason why aviation is so antiquated. You want flying cars? Stop panicking a…
When you or I wreck, how many people are injured? How much control did we have over those situations? When a plane crashes, how many people are injured? How much control did the passengers have?
For the majority of drivers, the risk is primarily out of their control. This is because the majority of risk is due to a minority of drivers (the highly accident prone and the drunk, who are often 10x as risky or worse).
Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
Did you comment on the wrong story? The submission doesn't seem to try to assign blame to either Boeing or Spirit AeroSystems, but tries to just give you a true/false depending on if they airplane you're going with is a 737 Max.
It has obvious topical context.
Just because the website happens to be about 737 Max, does it mean absolutely everything related to Boeing is on-topic in this submission? Especially discussions related to who to blame for (the recent) mishaps?
Re: Is my plane a 737 MAX?
#130Are you less safe on a 737 MAX than driving to the airport in a car? Genuinely curious, I’m trying to understand if this whole saga is statistically significant.
I've heard a lot of people say this in these comment threads, and I think this glosses over the actual issue: safety is getting worse, not better or even staying the same. So it's MORE statistically significant than it was. The trend is heading the wrong way. Air safety going down is a trend you want to stop ASAP. Not wait around until it's just as dangerous as something else like driving your car.
> safety is getting worse
Record passenger miles flown [1] with years of zero fatalities since, I believe, 2020 [2][3] refutes this hypothesis.
[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPM
[2] https://www.airlines.org/dataset/safety-record-of-u-s-air-ca...
[3] https://www.airlines.org/dataset/safety-record-of-u-s-air-ca...