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It will be difficult for Boeing to walk back the public opinion of the 737 MAX for what they have done. I know plenty of airline customers who intend to never

by urda 7y ago

It will be difficult for Boeing to walk back the public opinion of the 737 MAX for what they have done. I know plenty of airline customers who intend to never fly a segment that utilizes one.

jlmorton 7y ago
I sincerely doubt many people will remember anything about this five years from now. There have been dozens of crashes involving various models of the 737 series, and the vast majority of the population could not name a single incident. As soon as this is out of the news cycle, everyone will forget.
- graeme 7y ago
  That means "737 Max" is the one name people remember as a threat.
  - glofish 7y ago
    they will rename the plane, almost certainly
- cm2187 7y ago
  The majority of the population probably can't even tell a B737 from an A320.
  - natch 7y ago
    I think that has changed now, at least for 737 MAX. We people who did not care before are now hyper alert about which aircraft we are going to be on.
- calcifer 7y ago
  > dozens of crashes That's wrong by an order of magnitude. 737 series had a total of 478 incidents, 213 of which is resulted in hull loss [1]. [1] https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-737-series/index https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-737-series...
  - deleted 7y ago
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  - nrb 7y ago
    To be fair, the vast majority of those are not "crashes" in the sense that the parent post describes.
- Swenrekcah 7y ago
  But unlike the others, the max has been grounded for almost a year. It’s not just a news cycle, there are people who have never given two thoughts about the aircraft they fly on that now remember “that max plane” or “that 7-something plane” or even just boeing as being the one that keeps crashing. I fully expect websites to pop up that will take a flight number as input and tell people if there is a MAX plane involved. They won’t shake this one off easily.
agumonkey 7y ago
Sad it had to come through death and wallet-vote... may agencies reinforce checking and limit absurd loopholes
mikl 7y ago
They’ve already taken steps to rename it to drop the MAX moniker: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-max-ordered-by-ryanair-undergoes-name-change https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-... I highly doubt the average consumer will think twice about flying on a Boeing 737-8200, presuming they can avoid more scandals.
- pnw_hazor 7y ago
  They will crash another one soon enough. The problems with the 737 MAX arose out of systemic problems that effect the whole company. There are likely tobe other bugs lying in wait. Even the military division is getting lazy. The US Air Force tanker replacement program has been a mess. Nevertheless, while the flying public and Boeing may get past the MCAS issue, the next accident may be just around the corner.
ozi 7y ago
They're already rebranding it. Newly shipped 737s are labeled "737-8200"

by urda 7y ago

It will be difficult for Boeing to walk back the public opinion of the 737 MAX for what they have done. I know plenty of airline customers who intend to never fly a segment that utilizes one.

jlmorton 7y ago

I sincerely doubt many people will remember anything about this five years from now. There have been dozens of crashes involving various models of the 737 series, and the vast majority of the population could not name a single incident. As soon as this is out of the news cycle, everyone will forget.

graeme 7y ago
That means "737 Max" is the one name people remember as a threat.
- glofish 7y ago
  they will rename the plane, almost certainly
cm2187 7y ago
The majority of the population probably can't even tell a B737 from an A320.
- natch 7y ago
  I think that has changed now, at least for 737 MAX. We people who did not care before are now hyper alert about which aircraft we are going to be on.
calcifer 7y ago
> dozens of crashes That's wrong by an order of magnitude. 737 series had a total of 478 incidents, 213 of which is resulted in hull loss [1]. [1] https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-737-series/index https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-737-series...
- deleted 7y ago
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- nrb 7y ago
  To be fair, the vast majority of those are not "crashes" in the sense that the parent post describes.
Swenrekcah 7y ago
But unlike the others, the max has been grounded for almost a year. It’s not just a news cycle, there are people who have never given two thoughts about the aircraft they fly on that now remember “that max plane” or “that 7-something plane” or even just boeing as being the one that keeps crashing. I fully expect websites to pop up that will take a flight number as input and tell people if there is a MAX plane involved. They won’t shake this one off easily.

agumonkey 7y ago

Sad it had to come through death and wallet-vote... may agencies reinforce checking and limit absurd loopholes

mikl 7y ago

They’ve already taken steps to rename it to drop the MAX moniker: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-max-ordered-by-ryanair-undergoes-name-change https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-... I highly doubt the average consumer will think twice about flying on a Boeing 737-8200, presuming they can avoid more scandals.

pnw_hazor 7y ago
They will crash another one soon enough. The problems with the 737 MAX arose out of systemic problems that effect the whole company. There are likely tobe other bugs lying in wait. Even the military division is getting lazy. The US Air Force tanker replacement program has been a mess. Nevertheless, while the flying public and Boeing may get past the MCAS issue, the next accident may be just around the corner.

ozi 7y ago

They're already rebranding it. Newly shipped 737s are labeled "737-8200"