Boing 737 Max airlines - Page 3

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

@handygal2 wrote:
@haddon9 wrote:
I'm relieved! I'm flying in a few weeks but it's on an Airbus. However I wasn't sure what my son & brother were flying on to go visit mom in Fl.
Off-topic, but who ever came up with the name "Airbus"? Buses don't fly. It conjures up these images for me. Lol.

@handygal2 Ha! I feel like I'm on a bus (actually a bus is probably more comfortable.) Maybe they named that it since it's like flying in a bus! LOL!

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

I read in one news report that suspending these planes actually would not have made that much of a disruption as people would think. I was surprised by that but there are not as many of these as other planes.

There must be a lot more disruptions due to weather all year long.

As to speculation It is natural to worry and wonder what caused 2 planes in 5 months to crash with similar initial reports. Plus, there have already been reports of what they think may have caused both these planes to crash, and also that in these circumstances you need experienced pilots who no longer have autopilot or it is not working correctly.

At any rate, I'm so glad they are now grounded!

I have a feeling too that all the people flying these days calling and changing or cancelling these flights were enough of a disruption, to have these grounded.

It is just alarming that our nation was the last to ground them, no thanks to the FAA!

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grandma r · ‎10-26-2010

The FAA should have done that immediately!!!

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@_O_ wrote:
The US has alot of restrictions, WAY more than other countries and US carriers are the safest. I cringe when I fly something other than in the US. It will all play out, no worries

@_O_, I'd never heard this before, so I took a look:

According to AirlineRratings.com:

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Unlike a number of low-cost carriers, these airlines have all passed the stringent International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and have excellent safety records. To arrive at its Top Twenty, AirlineRatings.com takes into account the most important factors for safety. These include audits from aviation’s governing bodies and lead associations; government audits; airline’s crash and serious incident record; and the fleet age.

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lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

They are saying it is a software problem and also there was not the usual pilot training on this plane because it was so similar to the last olane that was rolled out...guess it wasn’t the same after all. Am glad Trump grounded the planes until they make sure they are safe, but the FAA should have grounded them first.

reiki604 · ‎03-09-2010

It's about time. Instead of taking the lead, once again we lag behind.

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_O_ · ‎03-27-2010

@suzyQ3 , interesting...have not heard of Airline Ratings.com, thanks for the share. I do know Boeing has a huge responsibility to figure it out since they have a ton that are ordered and are being postponed. However, the 2 crashes that occurred are in 3rd world countries, their training is not the same, investigations not the same, regulations aren't the same as the US...thank goodness for the FAA, and they will turn to us for help on this. As far as whom is to blame, I don't believe everything I read or hear in the news. It's journalism, they might break a story but alot of details are left out, just enough for skeptisism.

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

Actually I heard that Ethiopian Airlines has an excellent reputation. Lion does not. But according to this airline safety analyst dismissing Ethiopian Airlines as lesser and third world was not accurate.

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

PS
It is accurate to say that the Ethiopian government does not have the resources like the FAAwhich is why the black boxes have been sent to the US to analyze.