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Not sure I follow. What I’m saying is most people won’t make the distinction between the different 737s.
by gdubs 8y ago
Not sure I follow. What I’m saying is most people won’t make the distinction between the different 737s.
- rconti 8y agoI thought it was well-known that 737s have been flying for decades, and an issue with a 737-Max would, necessarily, be about that specific plane. I certainly don't expect people to grasp the nuance between the 737-max800/max900, if there is one in this regard.
- gdubs 8y agoI see. I mean, I actually enjoy flying despite the hastles of getting to and from the plane. But, I’d rather not take my family on a Max. However, when I hear 738 8 Max and I see 737-800 on my ticket, I immediately wonder if they’re the same thing. The presence of articles like this make me think this is a pretty common concern: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-737-max-8-boeing-737-800-how-are-the-planes-different/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-737-max-8-boeing-737-800... And this is despite the fact that I’ve always felt safe on Boeing planes because they’ve historically had such a great safety record. I would assume this is gonna have a negative impact on the 737 line as a whole, since people tend to read just the headline. Whereas, had they immediately grounded the Max, there’d be no question; as a passenger you’d know you weren’t on the troubled plane, because they grounded that one. It’s like when Romaine lettuce gets recalled; a lot of people just stop buying lettuce because they’re just not sure which kind it was that got recalled.