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FAA reveals flaw in Boeing 777 that could result in fuel tank exploding
- aurareturn 2y agoSo now I need to avoid the 777 in addition to the 737 Max, and the 787. Yikes. I already consciously choose to fly Airbus planes when buying tickets.
- sp332 2y agoSince the 777 is older, and this has never happened, and they are giving airlines 5 years to make the change, it doesn't seem likely to be an actual problem.
- damnesian 2y agoLet's hope so, it's not a problem you can afford to be around even once.
- sho_hn 2y agoI've been doing that for years, but mainly because I noticed that I sleep by far the best on A350s for long-duration flights (I do Germany-Korea often). Also good but a bit less so was the A380. On Boeing planes I've never been as restful. I suspect it's something about the AC system or the NVH. It seems to hold true across airlines.
- tyingq 2y agoThere's some amount of piling on around the adjectives being used to describe the issue. There's a problem with Pratt/Whitney engines on the Airbus A320 that could be described in scarier terms than it usually is.
- Dalewyn 2y agoAn Airbus A321 caught fire in Seatac earlier this month.[1] [1]: https://simpleflying.com/fire-induced-emergency-evacuation-delta-passengers-flee-airbus-a321neo-seattle/ https://simpleflying.com/fire-induced-emergency-evacuation-d...
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- observer987 2y agoYou’re far more likely to die due to pilot error than from an accident caused by the fuel tanks exploding.
- jitl 2y agoJetBlue flies no Boeing hardware and their service is pretty good - WiFi included, drinks fridge. I like them for SF <-> NY and SF <-> Miami routes
- h2odragon 2y ago"don't fly over any Navy Battle Groups until fixed" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800
- consumer451 2y agoThis was my first thought as well, I still have no idea what really happened there.
- markx2 2y agoIn case you have not read: https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/memories-of-flame-the-crash-of-twa-flight-800-fecfd651a157 https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/memories-of-flame-the-cr...
- consumer451 2y agoThanks, I had actually never seen that one, and I love all of her work. Yeah, I hadn't thought about this in years, but I had assumed it was crappy old wiring in the tank.
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- zomg 2y agojfc with all these issues with boeing. it's fine. everything is fine. :x