That seems extreme, why aren't those measures reasonable? Although if we're using journeys; notice that a daily commute will clock in around 500 journeys a yea

That seems extreme, why aren't those measures reasonable? Although if we're using journeys; notice that a daily commute will clock in around 500 journeys a year. So while a Boeing 737 MAX plane flight could be called unsafe, unless someone is continuously flying around the risk is still at levels that people find acceptable. Even for the pilots, who are flying a 737 MAX as their day job, they're still at levels of risk consistent with someone who drives around on a motercycle. I can see why they wouldn't like that and want something to be done, but we're still not at crazy levels here. This is just lower than the standards the airline industry usually works to.