Will you fly on a Boeing 737 Max 8?

[Sandeep1]

If I managed to survive the drive to the airport, I would not hesitate to get on a 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX 9, or 737 MAX 10. The odds are in my favor that I will not die in a plane crash.

If I were flying Southwest I would be much more concerned about the effects of their labor dispute with the mechanics then with the type of plane I was flying.

This is a totally different discussion but I'd much rather perish in a car crash than a plane crash.

 

[kdonnel]

This is a totally different discussion but I'd much rather perish in a car crash than a plane crash.

But in a plane you have the opportunity to take more innocent people with you!

http://www.simpsonsworld.com/video/306386499796

[The monorail is out of control.]
Homer: Are we gonna die, son?"
Bart: Yeah... but at least we'll take a lot of innocent people with us.

 

[GreatLakes]

I would prefer not to but at this point if a flight I need to take is on one I am not going to go out of my way to avoid it either. I have a trip on Southwest which connects each way so 4 individual legs and while one is on a 737-800 none are on a Max8. I can't say I'm not a little happy about that but I wouldn't have changed anything if it did turn out to be a Max8.

 

[china mom]

I would fly in a Max 8 today. I love the plane and I have utmost confidence in Southwest pilots. Plus I tend to live a pretty fearless life in general.

Also, the Max 8 makes up less than half a percent of the Southwest Fleet (don't know American's numbers) so you are less likely to be on a Max 8.

 

[msb578]

I imagine some people voting no don’t currently have flights booked on AA or SW?

It becomes a little trickier when you’re already invested.

 

[georgina]

I voted yes and we do have flights on SW and AA booked. DH is getting on a SW flight tomorrow, not sure what type of plane. I think if the pilots union is not calling for grounding they feel comfortable with them.

 

[georgina]

I guess, but we’ve been planning this trip for a year- everything else is set. I’m assuming if we changed to a different flight the markup would be... significant.

I’m not saying it hasn’t caused me any anxiety. It has. But in the end, yes- we’d fly.

There was something on the news last night that SW was not charging the increased fares on changed flights, but I didn't listen 100% so that should be verified.

From doctor of credit -

Southwest normally allows customers to make changes or cancel flights without any fees. Due to the current issues surrounding the 737 MAX8 and Southwest’s decision to not ground these flights Southwest is allowing all customers to make changes to 737 MAX8 flights and nothing will be changed, even if the flight your changing to is more expensive (usually you pay this difference). Reservations can be changed through March 27th, 2019.

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/sout...ee-including-cost-difference-between-flights/

 

[Sandeep1]

I voted yes and we do have flights on SW and AA booked. DH is getting on a SW flight tomorrow, not sure what type of plane. I think if the pilots union is not calling for grounding they feel comfortable with them.

Whether the pilots union feels comfortable is totally irrelevant until we find out what is going wrong on these planes. They likely don't have a clue right now.

 

[georgina]

Whether the pilots union feels comfortable is totally irrelevant until we find out what is going wrong on these planes. They likely don't have a clue right now.

I disagree as they are the people who have been flying the planes.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

I don't like the idea that a faulty sensor reading can put the plane in a nosedive from which the pilot must recover. I get that the pilots should be well trained to handle such emergencies, but I would prefer they not be put in this situation to begin with. System redundancies should be in place to prevent the problem from getting to that point. Regardless of the two fatal crashes, there are many reports from pilots who had to correct such a situation (successfully). This issue should have already been addressed and fixed.

I am glad several airlines are grounding this plane while the investigation is underway. I think the US is at risk of losing safety credibility without an official FAA administrator (currently we have an acting official), and news about the Boeing CEO asking the president not to ground the planes.

 

[JaxDad]

Whether the pilots union feels comfortable is totally irrelevant until we find out what is going wrong on these planes. They likely don't have a clue right now.

I disagree that the union's stance is irrelevant. They are working with the FAA and others to review the actual data.
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago...e-crashes-boeing-737max-8-is-safe-to-fly.html
I'm sure they would not hesitate to instruct their members not to fly an aircraft they deemed unsafe.

 

[1GoldenSun]

I've been going stir-crazy lately and am dying to go somewhere, anywhere...I'd hop on the back of a Nimbus 2000 if it would get me somewhere interesting.

 

[kdonnel]

I am glad several airlines are grounding this plane while the investigation is underway.

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.

 

[Sandeep1]

I disagree that the union's stance is irrelevant. They are working with the FAA and others to review the actual data.
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago...e-crashes-boeing-737max-8-is-safe-to-fly.html
I'm sure they would not hesitate to instruct their members not to fly an aircraft they deemed unsafe.

Well there is now a report that at least 5 pilots have filed anonymous complaints with the FAA about the 737 Max 8.

What say you now?

 

[Floridaman999]

Gee, didn't see this coming at all.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Confession. I travel nearly monthly for business and have never paid attention to the type of aircraft I'm in.

 

[kdonnel]

Confession. I travel nearly monthly for business and have never paid attention to the type of aircraft I'm in.

Don't feel bad, the vast majority of people don't know what kind of plane they are flying.

Back when the 787 kept catching fire, the internet claimed no one would ever want to fly the 787 and the product was dead.
Back when the FAA pulled the type certificate for the DC-10 many proclaimed that the DC-10 was dead. It went on to fly passengers for 20 years.

Travelers appear to have only short term memory.

 

[DLgal]

Of course! Especially domestically.

This article might shake your confidence a bit.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-737-max-the-latest-example-of-a-passive-dot-11552409944

 

[JaxDad]

Well there is now a report that at least 5 pilots have filed anonymous complaints with the FAA about the 737 Max 8.

What say you now?

I'm sure the unions as well as the FAA and the airlines will take that information into consideration.

 

[easyas123]

I've been going stir-crazy lately and am dying to go somewhere, anywhere...I'd hop on the back of a Nimbus 2000 if it would get me somewhere interesting.

here here!!

We've got a trip planned in 7 weeks and it can't get here soon enough! Looks like we are on a 737, but not a MAX. I fully admit that up until this morning I've never looked at or paid attention to what type of aircraft I'm scheduled to be flying on!
I've perhaps got a different way of looking at this - I have to immediate family members who are pilots, although not commercial pilots. My son will soon be going to get his helicopter pilot license, and I've got two close family members who died - along with all other passengers - in a plane crash in Peru the early 80's....I'm never afraid to fly, and actually worry more about the people in cars (I drive a lot for work and was recently rear-ended by a kid texting on his cell phone. Totaled my car, luckily no injuries for me or him) and on their cell phones than my plane crashing. That being said, I do have other family members who are afraid to fly, and have passed that on to their kids a bit, which is ashame. But I understand their fear, everyone processes things differently.