what I'm hearing is I just shouldn't get on a plane that starts and ends with 7
this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2024
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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.
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?
Yeah? I always look at the plane model when booking a flight.
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.
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.
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.
where do you get to pick the plane you fly in?
Can recommend Airbus. Always flown Airbus and I never died.
They're making the onomatopoeia of their name true- it's the sound of parts springing loose.
does the plane bounce all rubber like when it hits the sea?
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