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They can change it last minute and will certainly do so if they know that people look for it during booking. I rather book only with airlines which don't even h

They can change it last minute and will certainly do so if they know that people look for it during booking. I rather book only with airlines which don't even have a 737 max in their hanger.

FearNotDaniel 6y ago
Many airlines will have a fleet page like this one [1] so you can tell exactly how many they have of each model/variant. If somebody less busy than me wants to find all these and scrape them into a "howmany737maxesdoesyourairlinehave.io" app, knock yourself out. [1] https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/company/fleet.html https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/company/fleet.html
cm2187 6y ago
It may be rational to try to minimise your use of the Max, particularly if you fly frequently (though not convinced myself). But I think it is irrational to refuse to board the plane on the rare events when there is a last minute change of plane. Even before the fixes, the accident rate relative to the flight hours was extremely low. Unacceptably high for the crew flying these all year long, but not something worth worrying about for an occasional flyer. Worrying about it after the fix is worrying about “winning the jackpot at the national lottery” level of low probabilities. There are many other things you will do during that day that carry orders of magnitude more risk to hurt or kill you.
- dmurray 6y ago
  If you fly a few times a year, the flight crew only spend 1-2 orders of magnitude more than you on the plane. That's not enough to move a risk from "unacceptably high" to "national lottery" levels.
  - cm2187 6y ago
    "National lottery" is after the fix. "Unacceptably high" was before the fix.
- randomNumber7 6y ago
  > Even if the odds are low, it's still an unnecessary additional risk of dying. You can't avoid all risks in live but not flying a 737-MAX shouldn't be too hard. It has the additional benefit of not supporting an obnoxious corporate culture....
- organsnyder 6y ago
  > There are many other things you will do during that day that carry orders of magnitude more risk to hurt or kill you. Indeed, the additional driving you might end up doing (if you reschedule your flight for a different day, for instance) is likely much more dangerous than boarding the plane.

They can change it last minute and will certainly do so if they know that people look for it during booking. I rather book only with airlines which don't even have a 737 max in their hanger.

FearNotDaniel 6y ago

Many airlines will have a fleet page like this one [1] so you can tell exactly how many they have of each model/variant. If somebody less busy than me wants to find all these and scrape them into a "howmany737maxesdoesyourairlinehave.io" app, knock yourself out. [1] https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/company/fleet.html https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/company/fleet.html

cm2187 6y ago

It may be rational to try to minimise your use of the Max, particularly if you fly frequently (though not convinced myself). But I think it is irrational to refuse to board the plane on the rare events when there is a last minute change of plane. Even before the fixes, the accident rate relative to the flight hours was extremely low. Unacceptably high for the crew flying these all year long, but not something worth worrying about for an occasional flyer. Worrying about it after the fix is worrying about “winning the jackpot at the national lottery” level of low probabilities. There are many other things you will do during that day that carry orders of magnitude more risk to hurt or kill you.

dmurray 6y ago
If you fly a few times a year, the flight crew only spend 1-2 orders of magnitude more than you on the plane. That's not enough to move a risk from "unacceptably high" to "national lottery" levels.
- cm2187 6y ago
  "National lottery" is after the fix. "Unacceptably high" was before the fix.
randomNumber7 6y ago
> Even if the odds are low, it's still an unnecessary additional risk of dying. You can't avoid all risks in live but not flying a 737-MAX shouldn't be too hard. It has the additional benefit of not supporting an obnoxious corporate culture....
organsnyder 6y ago
> There are many other things you will do during that day that carry orders of magnitude more risk to hurt or kill you. Indeed, the additional driving you might end up doing (if you reschedule your flight for a different day, for instance) is likely much more dangerous than boarding the plane.