Will you fly on a Boeing 737 Max 8?

[Sandeep1]

And if the FAA/NTSB gather data that shows the airplane should be grounded, I’m sure they will do so. In the meantime I don’t see the need to panic.

Canada didn't panic. I just said they analyzed additional data which they aren't comfortable with.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Canada didn't panic. I just said they analyzed additional data which they aren't comfortable with.

That’s fine. I’m not sure what the political pressure is in Canada.

There have been two Max crashes that I’m aware of, and quite possibly due to two different causes. I’ll leave it to the experts, but I don’t see any pattern yet that warrants grounding.

 

[RangerPooh]

Our upcoming flight is scheduled to be on one, so we'll see how that goes.

 

[wvjules]

My best friend is a flight attendant with AA. She was scheduled to fly on a Max8 on Monday. She refused the flight. So, if she's not comfortable flying the Max8, with her 30 years of being a flight attendant, then no I will not fly on one either.

 

[Sandeep1]

...and quite possibly due to two different causes...

We don't know that. Maybe, maybe not. The data that Canada analyzed says differently.

One school of thought, especially when dealing with human life, is to err on the side of caution.

God forbid there was a 3rd crash in the USA while all the other countries had the plane grounded. USA would be crucified like you've never seen before.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

We don't know that. Maybe, maybe not. The data that Canada analyzed says differently.

One school of thought, especially when dealing with human life, is to err on the side of caution.

God forbid there was a 3rd crash in the USA while all the other countries had the plane grounded. USA would be crucified like you've never seen before.

Right, we don’t know that. ThTs why I said “quite possibly”.
I don’t think there’s been an airplane made that hasn’t crashed twice.
I also am not sure I would accept Ethiopian training of a 200 hour first officer as adequate.

 

[Sandeep1]

I don’t think there’s been an airplane made that hasn’t crashed twice.

Lol , these 2 crashes occurred on a relatively new plane within 5 months of each other. Coincidence or problem? As I said earlier, best to err on the side of caution here.

 

[soccerdad72]

AFAIK, my upcoming flights aren't on one, but more than likely, I would fly on one if it should happen to be the case.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Lol , these 2 crashes occurred on a relatively new plane within 5 months of each other. Coincidence or problem? As I said earlier, best to err on the side of caution here.

Lol , these 2 crashes occurred on a relatively new plane within 5 months of each other. Coincidence or problem? As I said earlier, best to err on the side of caution here.

Well, I guess we will have to agree to disagree.
I’m happy the airplane is still flying, as I see the evidence, SO FAR, as flimsy.
Of course that is subject to change as the experts gather the info.

 

[SirDuff]

That’s fine. I’m not sure what the political pressure is in Canada.

There have been two Max crashes that I’m aware of, and quite possibly due to two different causes. I’ll leave it to the experts, but I don’t see any pattern yet that warrants grounding.

Or the political pressure in the US to not ground Boeing (an American company).

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Or the political pressure in the US to not ground Boeing (an American company).

There is some truth to that statement.
That said, I just don’t see the evidence, *at this point*, to ground a fleet of airplanes.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I voted "Not Sure", which really means, "I would like to wait until they are 100% sure they figured out the issue and fixed it."

 

[SirDuff]

I would yes, no problem. I’ll be flying later today on an air bus, not the same I know but I’m not afraid at all. Probably will be sleeping before push back. That said I wouldn’t fly on any Air Ethiopia jet. Along with some other air lines.

Good thing that there is no such thing as Air Ethiopia then.

Ethiopian Airlines, on the other hand, has a safety record as good as any legacy US or European carrier. I travel a lot in Africa and have flown them a few times (including the route of the plane that crashed - often referred to as the "UN shuttle") and would not worry to fly them again. Them and Kenya Airways are the two airlines in the region that I don't hesitate to fly (South African too, but I worry that they'll go bankrupt and leave me stranded!). For the record, Ethiopian is part of Star Alliance (with United, Swiss, and Lufthansa) and Kenyan is part of Sky Team (with Delta, Air France, and KLM).

 

[mousefan73]

The countries and organizations that have grounded the plane have done it for purely political and public relation gains.

If the grounding was based in fact, all variants of the 737 MAX would be grounded since they have the same flight systems that the arm chair aeronautical engineers have decided is the cause. Instead they only grounded the MAX 8 and not the MAX 9.

I 1000% disagree with you. The EU for example has no interest to hurt Boeing and by grounding these planes they are also affecting EU airlines and trickle down business. Grounding these planes is costing EU interests millions per day. Believe it or not, not everything is political.

 

[MamaBelle4]

We've never flown. With Frontier offering free kids airfare, I just about had DH convinced for our next trip to Disney (14 hr car ride).

He is now back to "I'm never getting on a plane."

 

[Maistre Gracey]

We've never flown. With Frontier offering free kids airfare, I just about had DH convinced for our next trip to Disney (14 hr car ride).

He is now back to "I'm never getting on a plane."

By far the most dangerous part of your trip is driving to the airport.

 

[pezgirlroy]

Flying in April on Southwest. Just checked all of our flights and we are on the 737-700 not the Max.

 

[Sandeep1]

There is some truth to that statement.
That said, I just don’t see the evidence, *at this point*, to ground a fleet of airplanes.

Why not ground them until you have the evidence? Like the rest of the world is doing. No need to use humans as guinea pigs.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

There is some truth to that statement.
That said, I just don’t see the evidence, *at this point*, to ground a fleet of airplanes.

We're talking 24 planes for American (94 flights out of 6700) and 34 for Southwest. (160 flights out of 4000.) The vast majority of both airlines fleets and flights would remain in the air. With so few in the air, and the firmware fix due next month, I think it would make sense to ground them.

 

[kdonnel]

I 1000% disagree with you. The EU for example has no interest to hurt Boeing and by grounding these planes they are also affecting EU airlines and trickle down business. Grounding these planes is costing EU interests millions per day. Believe it or not, not everything is political.

Never said the grounding was to hurt Boeing. I said it was to curry political and public relation gains.

And yes, these days, everything is political.