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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by VILenin@hexbear.net to c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net

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From the company that brought you cargo doors blowing out and sucking people out of 747s, defective 737 rudders that killed hundreds, half-assembled components disabling 787s resulting in near-accidents, ladders left in fuel tanks, 777s with defective fuel tanks causing fuel to freeze and killing the engines, bolts missing from the part that attaches the tail to the airplane, and 737s that are addicted to eating shit and killing hundreds, comes a new twist on a classic oopsie: surprise fuselage detachment!

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[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

what I'm hearing is I just shouldn't get on a plane that starts and ends with 7

[-] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

With Boeing, I only trust 747s and 777s and only if they were built before the corpo decadence era.

Just try for Airbus otherwise. They're just better planes imo.

[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What, like I have the luxury of choosing which model of plane that flies from my city to the destination, let alone choosing my own aircraft?

[-] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

Yeah? I always look at the plane model when booking a flight.

[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

I have never done this in my life, and I've taken an average of maybe 6 flights a year. Maybe I'll write down the flight number but that's it. To me the plane model is something I see in the seat-back pocket and think "hmm, a real plane model, I assume it will fly just fine".

A large percentage of people can't afford to travel like that, and they definitely don't have hundreds of dollars to choose different flights or even fly completely different trajectories because of the safety specs of the aircraft.

Even if I did check the aircraft, it would mean nothing to me without countless hours familiarizing myself with commercial aircraft and their safety specifications and records.

This "caveat emptor" train of thought is garbage.

[-] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

I guess it works differently outside my country. For me when I search for flights on a trip platform , the flight model and manufacturer are both mentioned clearly and the cost is similar to all flights on the day. So it's pretty easy to boycott Boeing for me.

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

So it's pretty easy to boycott Boeing for me.

This is all good, but I'm sure you understand that if the boycott scales up to a noticeable level (which would be the point), it will quickly become unaffordable for most people to participate.

[-] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

where do you get to pick the plane you fly in?

[-] Simmy@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 10 months ago

Can recommend Airbus. Always flown Airbus and I never died.

[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

They're making the onomatopoeia of their name true- it's the sound of parts springing loose.

[-] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 10 months ago

does the plane bounce all rubber like when it hits the sea?

[-] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

Only American institution not completely captured.

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