Aerospace

33,000 Boeing workers are going on strike today.

Finally some positive news for aviation safety

33,000 Boeing workers are going on strike today.

Finally some positive news for aviation safety

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/13/business/strike-boeing-vote-iam-751-hnk-intl

PhD in aviation ∩ climate science | Aviator, diver, ETH maxi, nexialist | Host of /diving /ethfinance /eth-staker /geopolitics /science /singapore /thomas

Are there any makes / models of commercial aircraft you would just NOT fly in? (Just thinking of passenger planes.)

Thank you! I always thought it interesting that when you book a ticket they tell you what model you're flying on, like Embraer this or that

Not really — I care more about the operator than the design authority / OEM.

Virtually every commercial aircraft that is certified to fly is safe to be on as long as it’s adequately maintained and competently flown (IOSA registration is a good proxy for that). I don’t mind flying on a B737 MAX 8 or 9 in that case, for instance.

Of course, some models correlate negatively with that — for example, I wouldn’t fly on an Ilyushin or a Tupolev, but mostly because they tend to be operated by third-world carriers with shoddy maintenance and a questionable safety culture.

Same for the ATR (42/72) or similar, which is a safe design but accident-prone when operated by exotic carriers in remote locations