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Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Decompression

NoMoreMrNiceGuy

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taxi1 said:
Interesting article, interview of former Naval Aviator. Anybody fly with Ed Pierson?


Last year, I was flying from Seattle to New York, and I purposely scheduled myself on a non-MAX airplane. I went to the gate. I walked in, sat down and looked straight ahead, and lo and behold, there was a 737-8/737-9 safety card. So I got up and I walked off. The flight attendant didn’t want me to get off the plane. And I’m not trying to cause a scene. I just want to get off this plane, and I just don’t think it’s safe. I said I purposely scheduled myself not to fly [on a MAX].
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*sniff* smells like...some Ward Carroll shit
 
MIDNJAC

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CAMike said:
Possibly. But the root causes are in plain sight for those that have the integrity to call those out. This isn't just a Boeing only problem.
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The image in the quote is funny, because I'd argue that the "skill gap" is a symptom of the same thing that the "wage gap" is.......undervaluing labor to boost earnings. Eliminate the competitive, high paying "skilled" jobs, replace them with cheaper replaceable un-skilled workers.
 
robav8r

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MIDNJAC said:
The image in the quote is funny, because I'd argue that the "skill gap" is a symptom of the same thing that the "wage gap" is.......undervaluing labor to boost earnings. Eliminate the competitive, high paying "skilled" jobs, replace them with cheaper replaceable un-skilled workers.
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There is an entire section on this topic in "Skunk Works." Kelly Johnson and Ben Rich acknowledge that the passion, dedication and skill of the engineers and technicians were uniquely responsible for the success of the SR-71, F-117, and F-22. You get what you pay for I guess . . .
 
sevenhelmet

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As a side note, I love how every airplane problem is suddenly Boeing's fault. I'm expecting Boeing to get blamed in the press for an Airbus or Bombardier issue any day now.

Side note to the side note, if you are writing news copy and refer to "aircraft" in the plural as "aircrafts", you are an idiot.
 
Griz882

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GroundPounder

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sevenhelmet said:
As a side note, I love how every airplane problem is suddenly Boeing's fault. I'm expecting Boeing to get blamed in the press for an Airbus or Bombardier issue any day now.

Side note to the side note, if you are writing news copy and refer to "aircraft" in the plural as "aircrafts", you are an idiot.
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They are not very nuanced in their understanding of fine details .
 
robav8r

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sevenhelmet said:
Still Boeing's fault. I saw it on CNN, so it must be true.

:D
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You would be amazed (or not) at the number of folks I work with and/or I know that have SWORN to not fly Boeing products anymore. I always ask: "how are you gonna do that?" They say they're going to "strenuously object" to the airline during the reservation or flight check-in process. I usually just say; "OK, good luck with that . . . . ."
 
Griz882

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robav8r said:
You would be amazed (or not) at the number of folks I work with and/or I know that have SWORN to not fly Boeing products anymore. I always ask: "how are you gonna do that?" They say they're going to "strenuously object" to the airline during the reservation or flight check-in process. I usually just say; "OK, good luck with that . . . . ."
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Just tell them “That’s not a Boeing, it’s a Renton Sky King.”
 
sevenhelmet

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robav8r said:
You would be amazed (or not) at the number of folks I work with and/or I know that have SWORN to not fly Boeing products anymore. I always ask: "how are you gonna do that?" They say they're going to "strenuously object" to the airline during the reservation or flight check-in process. I usually just say; "OK, good luck with that . . . . ."
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Made me think of this gem:

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MIDNJAC

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sevenhelmet said:
As a side note, I love how every airplane problem is suddenly Boeing's fault. I'm expecting Boeing to get blamed in the press for an Airbus or Bombardier issue any day now.

Side note to the side note, if you are writing news copy and refer to "aircraft" in the plural as "aircrafts", you are an idiot.
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Dude, it has gotten seriously absurd since the door blew off one of our planes. Like every incident involving an airliner at all, must be prefaced with "Boeing". These pathetic 20-30-something wannabe journalists, who can't even proofread/spellcheck, are comedic gold
 
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