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2. I can't imagine the FAA would approve --- oh, wait. This is *Trump's* FAA.

Wed May 21, 2025, 11:36 AM

May 2025

Who cares about certified maximum takeoff weights, either? Just cram passengers in there like a Tokyo subway and hope the thing gets off the ground.

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Jeez, don't give them any ideas. (nt) Paladin May 2025 #3

Trust me, psychopaths have more evil ideas than we can even imagine. Irish_Dem May 2025 #7

What they ultimately have in mind: sop May 2025 #8

Yeah, especially that little detail about MTOW. In recent... keep_left May 2025 #13

Like riding a bus? Silent Type May 2025 #4

Better still dweller May 2025 #5

Time to dust off this old chestnut from the Dick Ebersol era. Xavier Breath May 2025 #9

Well that's certainly going to make extreme turbulence more exciting! bluesbassman May 2025 #10

No, they won't. MineralMan May 2025 #11

Oh, HELL no. tanyev May 2025 #12

Response from the US airline industry jmowreader May 2025 #14