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The hot take is "I won't fly on these anymore", and I totally get it. However, this is a plane with a ton of recent scrutiny from the FAA, and the product of Bo

The hot take is "I won't fly on these anymore", and I totally get it. However, this is a plane with a ton of recent scrutiny from the FAA, and the product of Boeing cultural failings. Is the better version of this take "I won't fly Boeing anymore"? With the possible exception of this plane given its recent scrutiny. The other planes in use are updated on a rolling basis, they've had "minor" changes here and there, potentially the same level of "minor" that the Max was – and we know how that performed.

Dirlewanger 6y ago
>Is the better version of this take "I won't fly Boeing anymore"? I'd love not to, but that basically means not flying domestically anymore ever, only directly out of the US, and even then it may still be Boeing.
- syshum 6y ago
  pre-covid almost all of the flights I took where on bombardier CRJ regional Jets Uncomfortable as hell.... I hate them
  - rootusrootus 6y ago
    > Uncomfortable as hell.... I hate them And usually old and beat to hell. Plastic interiors melting from contact with people's heads, creaking interiors, creaking structure (actually had one make a terrific crack that reverbrated through the airframe during some turbulence on my last flight). I'm not really a fan of the CRJ either.
- kube-system 6y ago
  If you are really serious about not flying Boeing, you could always book flights at small regional airports. Not sure I’d personally prefer a Cessna 208 to a MAX 8, though.
- amyjess 6y ago
  Spirit operates an all-Airbus fleet and has extensive domestic coverage.
cm2187 6y ago
And I think the take would be different for a regular flyer than occasional flyer. Even before the fix, the probability of an occasional flyer getting in a crash was already negligible. For someone taking the same flight twice a week, or worse for the cabin crew spending half of the year in this plane, the risk was unacceptable. So unless you fly very often, it is rational to not worry which model you board. One dodges small risks all day long, crossing the street, eating food, being exposed to animals or germs, etc. It’s just one more.
danpalmer 6y ago
Edit: for clarity, I'm not suggesting this is my take, but I think it might be the more logical version of that hot take.
amyjess 6y ago
I've decided that once the pandemic is over and it'll be safe to fly again, I'll be flying Spirit exclusively because they operate an all-Airbus fleet. I'm not risking ever getting on a Boeing ever again.

Dirlewanger 6y ago

>Is the better version of this take "I won't fly Boeing anymore"? I'd love not to, but that basically means not flying domestically anymore ever, only directly out of the US, and even then it may still be Boeing.

syshum 6y ago
pre-covid almost all of the flights I took where on bombardier CRJ regional Jets Uncomfortable as hell.... I hate them
- rootusrootus 6y ago
  > Uncomfortable as hell.... I hate them And usually old and beat to hell. Plastic interiors melting from contact with people's heads, creaking interiors, creaking structure (actually had one make a terrific crack that reverbrated through the airframe during some turbulence on my last flight). I'm not really a fan of the CRJ either.
kube-system 6y ago
If you are really serious about not flying Boeing, you could always book flights at small regional airports. Not sure I’d personally prefer a Cessna 208 to a MAX 8, though.
amyjess 6y ago
Spirit operates an all-Airbus fleet and has extensive domestic coverage.

cm2187 6y ago

And I think the take would be different for a regular flyer than occasional flyer. Even before the fix, the probability of an occasional flyer getting in a crash was already negligible. For someone taking the same flight twice a week, or worse for the cabin crew spending half of the year in this plane, the risk was unacceptable. So unless you fly very often, it is rational to not worry which model you board. One dodges small risks all day long, crossing the street, eating food, being exposed to animals or germs, etc. It’s just one more.

danpalmer 6y ago

Edit: for clarity, I'm not suggesting this is my take, but I think it might be the more logical version of that hot take.

amyjess 6y ago

I've decided that once the pandemic is over and it'll be safe to fly again, I'll be flying Spirit exclusively because they operate an all-Airbus fleet. I'm not risking ever getting on a Boeing ever again.