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I'll preface this by saying I'm for sure not denying there's problems to be fixed with this plane. There for sure are. But man, people in threads like these see
by thegrim33 3y ago
I'll preface this by saying I'm for sure not denying there's problems to be fixed with this plane. There for sure are. But man, people in threads like these seem so out of touch with reality. You know that you have an incomplete picture of reality right?
You're on US-based websites and consume US-based media, both of which amplify every bad thing related to Boeing, but don't amplify the same types of issues for other manufacturers. When Airbus planes fall apart and crash and have problems those events almost never get upvoted to the top of Hacker News, and you don't see those events covered nearly as often in the media. All you are exposed to is Boeing bad news, and not bad news from other manufacturers and you have a pretty skewed perception of reality.
It's still lottery ticket odds to be involved in a crash with one of these planes. You likely risk your life more every time you get in a car than getting in one of these planes.
- jacobgorm 3y agoI'm in Europe, but I can't recall any Airbus planes falling apart in recent history. Could you provide an example?
- jjav 3y ago> You likely risk your life more every time you get in a car than getting in one of these planes. This statistic always comes up, but there is a big picture missing in it. In a plane, you are a completely powerless passenger. There is absolutely nothing you can do to improve your odds, everything is in the hands of multiple third parties. If you go drive your own car, there is a huge amount of influence you can do to improve your odds. Maintain the car well, it's yours so you can. Make the decision to only drive if you are alert (not sleepy, not drunk, not under emotional stress), it's a decision you control. Become a better driver through training (car control, accident avoidance - these trainings exist even if they are unfortunately not required), another aspect which is under your control. Humans work best when they have a fighting chance. With driving there is a lot you can proactively do, in a plane there is exactly nothing you can do.
- fnimick 3y agoAnd absolutely none of that influence matters when someone else who isn't as careful kills you. Trust me, as a cyclist, you learn very quickly how one impatient or careless driver can end your life with one bad decision.
- I-Robot 3y agoStatistically speaking, Max 737s have many many millions of miles logged with no incident. They are, also, very popular with most pilots.