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Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight (www.theverge.com)
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Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight::The FAA ordered that 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes be inspected before they can return to service following the explosive decompression of an Alaska Airlines flight.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Can someone explain to me why they just give up on this frankenjet and build off the safer (at the moment) 777?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Talk out my ass here, but I thought it was due to the economics. Companies only want to buy the 737s because it's a fairly known factor. Pilots don't need to be retrained and, at this point, can be produced cheaper and/or faster.

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