Aral Balkan
“‘I would absolutely not fly a Max airplane,’ said Ed Pierson, a former Boeing senior manager. ‘I’ve worked in the factory where they were built, and I saw the pressure employees were under to rush the planes out the door. I tried to get them to shut down before the first crash.’
‘I would tell my family to avoid the Max. I would tell everyone, really,’ said Joe Jacobsen, a former engineer at Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration.”
Baron Vonskinnback
@aral just capitalism killing people again...
Aral Balkan
@Vonskinnback Indeed. Innovation is finding new ways to kill you while making Whitey McWhite richer.
Aral Balkan
@junesim63 Yeah, it would mean never being able to see my parents again. But we can start by banning private planes. And ocean cruises and container ships while we’re at it. And maybe state subsidies for fossil fuels. Something tells me that’d make a considerable dent in the problem. (I won’t hold my breath.)
JuneSim63
@aral I would tell everyone not to fly at all, in any plane, if they can. I took the flight free pledge some years ago. I know not everyone is able to do this.
Aral Balkan
@junesim63 (Did I mention militaries? Because also militaries. Their sizable contributions aren’t even factored in as far as I can tell. National security and all.)
fogelnet
This should help folks avoid them
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