Claims that the airframe is fundamentally unsound have been exaggerated. I would fly on one of these airplanes, even as they are now, as I am confident that the

Claims that the airframe is fundamentally unsound have been exaggerated. I would fly on one of these airplanes, even as they are now, as I am confident that the crew will be very well aware of the issue and capable of dealing with it. Boeing's decision not to require simulator training may backfire on it, however, if enough passengers say that's not good enough, and vote their concerns by avoiding flights on this model, or if other regulators (or even the FAA) insist on simulator training. Boeing is doubling-down on the issue.