Posted on 08/20/2019 6:28:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I flew on one in mid April, several months after they were supposedly grounded. I would fly them any time. They're a great airplane, much roomier and comfortable than the alternatives. A that time, Southwest had over 31,000 successful flights with the Max 8. You were still safer in the air than on an automobile trip to the airport.
Besides that, a parachute wouldn't do you any good. The crashes were caused by ill trained pilots at take off. There was no time to put on your parachute, and no way to get out of the airplane. Even if you could, you would likely get hit by the wing or the tail after you jumped out.
Nothing wrong with the planes themselves, even the USAF admits that, it's that workers keep leaving garbage and their tools in the planes, often behind panels. An argument could be made that workers who are that careless may be also careless when assembling, but that doesn't translate into the plane itself being designed poorly.
Wouldn't do you much good. No way to egress the 737 while in flight and pressurized.
That's why DB Cooper chose the 727. The rear air stairs can be lowered in flight.
I'd fly on one today. As long as the flight crew are properly trained.
As is every Airbus aircraft, your only other choice for a passenger aircraft in that size.
It was tongue-in-cheek.
Hiring? So more $9/hr H1Bs from India? What else can go wrong? Are they trying to sink the company?
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