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gopiscrap

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11. Absolutely not

Reply to denem (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 12:45 PM

Mar 2020

my wife and were on one of those from Addis Ababa to Newark on Jan 2, 2019

we had to make an unscheduled stop in Abidjan Ivory Coast we were there for 6 hours while they fixed the plane, it was nerve wracking then a couple of weeks later that model crashed just on the other side of a mountain where we stayed in Addis Ababa

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Poll: Would you fly on a Boeing 737 MAX? [View all] denem Mar 2020 OP

No, but Ted Cruz should fly back to Texas in one. IggleDuer Mar 2020 #1

People need to read the NYT Magazine Article from a few months back: maxsolomon Mar 2020 #2

Even with training, pilots had only 10 seconds to avoid an MCAS death spiral. denem Mar 2020 #3

Yeah, I'm not saying there's no problem. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #4

'avoiding them won't be that easy' denem Mar 2020 #5

the max trim problem has been identified and will be fixed before it flies PuppyBismark Mar 2020 #6

given the fine-toothed comb they're using, maybe safer. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #7

It will probably be safer than most other planes by the time it ever gets recertified Calculating Mar 2020 #8

I prefer riding "in" places. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2020 #9

Props for the George Carlin reference. crickets Mar 2020 #10

Absolutely not gopiscrap Mar 2020 #11

For awhile, I'd worry about what other problems were ignored before and during this one. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 #12