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nostromo
on Jan 6, 2020
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The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737...
Except, air travel has gotten cheaper,
and
safer.
astrodust
on Jan 6, 2020
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Here's hoping we didn't hit a local maximum.
MFLoon
on Jan 7, 2020
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Seems very unlikely for safety
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety#/media/File:Fa...
Cost, who knows.
nradov
on Jan 7, 2020
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In the US some years we literally have more people die by falling out of bed than in accidents on regular airline flights.
adrianN
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How many of those were healthy people under 80?
backupcavalry
on Jan 7, 2020
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Everyone in the US has to get in and out of bed every day, usually in a groggy state. I get the angle, but it's not really a fair comparison.
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