India's leading body of pilots is asking the country’s civil aviation regulator to investigate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet for electrical issues after one of the planes abruptly deployed an emergency power system midair over the weekend.
Just going to recommend the 2022 documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing for anyone who’s unfamiliar. It gives you all of this context, the Boeing before vs. after the 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas. Basically it’s no longer the same Boeing that put safety above all. They sold out.
I’m 51 this week. My dream as a 8’ish year old (early 80’s) was to fly a 747 for Eastern Airlines. Of course Eastern was US only and didn’t fly internationally. But I became nearsighted and my parents told me I could never become a pilot. I believed them. 😭. I love commercial airplanes all my life… and it saddens me what has happened to Boeing through the years. I’m a poor plebe, but I do own a share… of Airbus. 🤨
Just going to recommend the 2022 documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing for anyone who’s unfamiliar. It gives you all of this context, the Boeing before vs. after the 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas. Basically it’s no longer the same Boeing that put safety above all. They sold out.
Curious if this is the same book that John Oliver referenced in his respective episode? That was great.
Ah this is only a documentary film. I didn’t watch the episode, but it looks like he was referencing the book Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing. Which looks like a great read on the topic actually!
I’m 51 this week. My dream as a 8’ish year old (early 80’s) was to fly a 747 for Eastern Airlines. Of course Eastern was US only and didn’t fly internationally. But I became nearsighted and my parents told me I could never become a pilot. I believed them. 😭. I love commercial airplanes all my life… and it saddens me what has happened to Boeing through the years. I’m a poor plebe, but I do own a share… of Airbus. 🤨