Just heard a quick blurb on BBC that another panel fell off a Boeing mid-flight which landed in Oregon. No harm done… wasn’t noticed until after they landed. United Airlines.
I think it’s important for these stories to continue getting attention because there are Boeing patrons who think “they’ll fix that problem and get it sorted”. They seem to have a lot of loyalty as they proudly claim Boeing is safe to fly on.
Or maybe I should ban myself from posting about Boeing here. My rationale is that Boeing is extra harmful for the environment because amid their #greenwashing they are an #ALEC member who finances #climateDenial. And bashing ecocidal travel is fair game for a sustainable travel community. And I guess this community is low volume enough that it’s good to have a heartbeat of sorts to give a sign of life here.
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I just heard Boeing still sells t-shirts that say “if it’s not Boeing, I’m not going”. Surely they must be having a hard time selling those now. Someone could probably make a fortune selling a modified version of that at airports with one of the “not”s striken (not).
I don’t think it’s until people die- it’ll be until United takes the blame. Right now, everyone’s pointing at Boeing, and that lets United off the hook.
That said, I’m not even sure that will matter. I swore off United a decade ago when they repeatedly battered their paying customers, but that didn’t seem to be an issue for them.