• WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    Huh. They just fall apart sitting there on the tarmac. I wonder what the problem might be?

    I seem to remember a few different whistleblowers stepping forward to claim that Boeing was dangerously cutting corners, but then they all died and I didn’t hear any more about that.

    Gee… sure is a puzzle…

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      8 hours ago

      I think those issues were only for specific series like 737-MAX. Dreamliners have a pretty good safety record, except for that one crash in India where everyone except one guy died.

      The one I flew to London was pretty sweet, though. They have a carbon fiber body which allows both a higher cabin pressure and a better ride due to more flexible wings. Very nice lighting and automatic tinting on the windows too.