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A Korean Air Boeing 737 Max 8 heading to Taiwan had to return to South Korea after dropping 25,000 feet in five minutes about 30 minutes after takeoff on Saturday (qz.com)
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[–] ahriboy@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 4 months ago

Boeing going Boring again. 737 MAX is already in scrutiny.

[–] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm glad there were no deaths.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 4 months ago

Agree, good on the crew for not trying to push through and turning it around. But these planes seriously should not be flying.

[–] sorosfootsoldier@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 4 months ago

If it's Boeing - I ain't going!

[–] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why are these planes still allowed to fly?

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Indeed, these should very obviously be grounded given that there are literally weekly disasters happening. At some point people are going to die.

[–] landlords_morghulis@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There have been, what? Two 737 MAX fatal crashes with hundreds killed? I think "at some point" already happened back in 2018.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago

True, seems like more of that is just a matter of time.

[–] landlords_morghulis@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 4 months ago

Still haven't patched that firmware yet, eh, boeing?