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Alan Davis's avatar

Boeing - I expected more out of the C&C crowd, use your critical thinking skills people. There is 1 accident out of 1.4 million flights. Compared to driving you would have to fly millions of miles a yr to be even at risk. Look up the stats

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Fred's avatar

Agreed, but it does give me pause that there have been several issues and engine fires recently, all Boeing.

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carily myers's avatar

All of the news has been beathlessly reporting every Boeing mishap for over a year. Some are, actually, pretty routine and don't threaten passengers. Not doors falling off, obviously.

Remember WEF 2030? You won't fly anymore. What a better way to scare people into voluntarily quit flying?

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Jamie's avatar

I do not know that it is particularly less “safe” to fly in regard to the aircraft its self.

It is that many people were never before aware of all the “incidents” that occur.

(All the newer issues with flying not to be included)

Similar to the lack of awareness about prescription drugs, vaccines, government interference in human behavior etc.

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Kathleen Taylor's avatar

Would you care to disclose your position with Boeing? Or perhaps its marketing team? Or is it their government enablers?

Why would anyone fly Boeing given a safer alternative?

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KBH Geronimo's avatar

KT, it would appear as if you have not tried booking a flight anywhere of distance recently. It's VERY difficult to find reasonable, let alone desirable, flights to most places (at least that I've wanted to go to) that do not put you on some type of Boeing aircraft. I wanted non-Boeiing flights, but was unable to arrange that for any leg of a recent, multi-destination, round trip. Obviously, I made it back unscathed.

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Andrea Leshok's avatar

They're murdering whistleblowers. I think putting a plant or two in substack is small potatoes.

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Alan Davis's avatar

It is safer than driving per 100 million miles. 1.32 fatal accidents driving vs .05 on airlines. And for you to think a Boeing marketing team follows Jeff Childress then you dont know his stack audience very well.

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Kathleen Taylor's avatar

Not a "team." Just one contrary guy.

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laura-ann Knox's avatar

Not to mention try driving to Africa

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