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I have 4 flights on 737MAX8 in the next couple weeks. Not feeling great about it.

cjbprime 8y ago
I wonder whether those flights will happen on those planes. There are only a few hundred MAXs in existence, and now two new ones have failed. Grounding the fleet wouldn't feel like an overreaction to me.
- leesalminen 8y ago
  Agreed. Debating booking a refundable ticket on another airline that doesn’t fly MAX in case of a grounding this week.
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  - cjbprime 8y ago
    Looks like China's grounded all of theirs now.
- StreamBright 8y ago
  Absolutely. However, which group would you belong to later on: - the one that avoided flying MAXs and it turned out to be something else - the one that avoided flying MAXs and it turned out to be a problem with the MAX - the one that did not avoid flying MAXs and it turned out to be something else - the one that did not avoid flying MAXs and it turned out to be a problem with the MAX I think it is much safer to be in the first two and potentially being labeled paranoid later on worst case.
  - cjbprime 8y ago
    I'm not sure why you say "however" or think we disagree. Maybe you misread my "wouldn't feel like an overreaction" as "would feel like an overreaction"? I agree with grounding the fleet, especially if it's the case that an MCAS software update was already being prepared but not yet deployed.
    - StreamBright 8y ago
      Yeah exactly that. :)
mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
My condolences to your family. But seriously, this is concerning and I feel terrible for the people that lost their lives and their families. What a terrible way to go. I cannot even imagine.
meruru 8y ago
If it makes you feel better, the pilots on those flights are probably going to be more careful than ever now given the incidents.
- cjbprime 8y ago
  That should already have been the case after the first incident. I would guess and hope they'll be grounded until MCAS is significantly reworked, if it was the cause. This level of risk is completely off the charts for modern airliner aviation.
- leesalminen 8y ago
  I sure hope so. I’m more hoping they ground the fleet.

I wonder whether those flights will happen on those planes. There are only a few hundred MAXs in existence, and now two new ones have failed. Grounding the fleet wouldn't feel like an overreaction to me.

leesalminen 8y ago
Agreed. Debating booking a refundable ticket on another airline that doesn’t fly MAX in case of a grounding this week.
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- cjbprime 8y ago
  Looks like China's grounded all of theirs now.
StreamBright 8y ago
Absolutely. However, which group would you belong to later on: - the one that avoided flying MAXs and it turned out to be something else - the one that avoided flying MAXs and it turned out to be a problem with the MAX - the one that did not avoid flying MAXs and it turned out to be something else - the one that did not avoid flying MAXs and it turned out to be a problem with the MAX I think it is much safer to be in the first two and potentially being labeled paranoid later on worst case.
- cjbprime 8y ago
  I'm not sure why you say "however" or think we disagree. Maybe you misread my "wouldn't feel like an overreaction" as "would feel like an overreaction"? I agree with grounding the fleet, especially if it's the case that an MCAS software update was already being prepared but not yet deployed.
  - StreamBright 8y ago
    Yeah exactly that. :)

mrhappyunhappy 8y ago

My condolences to your family. But seriously, this is concerning and I feel terrible for the people that lost their lives and their families. What a terrible way to go. I cannot even imagine.

meruru 8y ago

If it makes you feel better, the pilots on those flights are probably going to be more careful than ever now given the incidents.

cjbprime 8y ago
That should already have been the case after the first incident. I would guess and hope they'll be grounded until MCAS is significantly reworked, if it was the cause. This level of risk is completely off the charts for modern airliner aviation.
leesalminen 8y ago
I sure hope so. I’m more hoping they ground the fleet.