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		jvans on April 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flyin... The suits know the profit math and find the risks acceptable. The engineers know the mortality math and do not.

frankfrankfrank on April 30, 2023 [–]

Geez. It’s fine! Important people don’t fly commercial anyways.

KyeRussell on April 30, 2023 | | [–]

If people want to survive they can choose to not buy a MAX. It’s the free market at work, people! /s

drstewart on May 1, 2023 | | [–]

Is your implication that private aviation has a better safety record?

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