The investigation is tied to an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight in early January. Boeing also told a Senate panel that it cannot find a record of the work done on the Alaska plane.

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[–] 33 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I'm making four flights soon with the Boeing 737 Max 8. I'm sure the software is probably all updated and debugged properly.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Boeing assures you everything is properly debugged. Only known issues is that the engines could explode if the anti-icing is accidentally turned on, but the pilots have got a foolproof plan to avoid killing everyone with the flip of a switch:

    Post-it note in cockpit saying "ENGINE Anti-Ice 5 mins"

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The likelihood that there will be anything wrong with your flights is minuscule. A hundred thousand planes fly around the Earth every single day and they almost never have any issues.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Of course. These are all routine <2 hr flights as well, without exposure to any particular weather extremes. They stay airborne well enough, under normal conditions. It's when there's a quirky mishap things can quickly escalate beyond control, and take a "dive" for the worse as it were...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Just flew on two flights both 737 Max 8.

    I figure after a disaster there is more scrutiny, so these could be the safest planes to fly on right now.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well after the first disaster the side fell off of a a second plane, so I'm not sure I'd risk it.

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