> I got flack on here after the MAX was grounded because I said no-one will ever...

discreteevent · on Dec 19, 2020

Of course people will fly on it. 95% of people will be just thinking of what they want to do when they get there. They assume that someone else has verified the planes. And what else can they do? I certainly can't verify the safety of a plane.

mannykannot · on Dec 19, 2020

Yes, and I regret making a snarky comment.

There are clearly quite a few people who are determined to avoid flying on a 737 Max (or avoid Boeing altogether) and also seem to expect this to be a widespread view. While I can understand the former (though not hold it myself), there is no realistic prospect of the latter.

I can't verify the safety of airliners either, but so long as they are flown by an on-board crew of professional pilots, there will be a body of informed* people with a vested interest in keeping things safe.

* Though not always fully informed, which is, of course, a big part of the 737 Max debacle.

headmelted · on Dec 20, 2020

Oh zero. Even when I said it I fully understood that it wasn’t true. I was just venting.

A lot of people won’t fly on these planes, but far from a majority I’m quite sure.

Those same people will also be aghast if something goes wrong in the future as “they” were supposed to have made sure the planes were safe.

People still want to believe in The Magical Them.