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Granted the Max is a fairly tortured design, but much of this seems to be quality control now?

Would be interesting to see if different business jets have very different accident rates. Though it would be hard to compare them.

Not being an engineer, I would have to ask is a few ounces of acetone peroxide could even down an airliner?

Also, apparently he told this to a flight attendant, not the TSA. While this type of highjacking seems a bit passé now, this would be a pretty typical start to a highjacking fifty or sixty years ago before directing the plane to Havana or Tripoli. Playing "devil's advocate" here it is possible...

Perhaps I conflated those two settings then.

True, but in a smoke filled cabin to crawl through the tailbone baggage door to escape, pretty level headed!

That is ironic that the Boeing board wants their executives flying on Bombardier aircraft for safety: https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/boeing-ceo-private-jets-return-to-office-9bee2035 Surprised someone is not trying to make more out of this.

"The red alignment marks on the throttle lever spindle and lever arm were consistent with an IDLE throttle position." I think that is pretty close to the speculation here? "After the airplane came to rest, the cabin attendant stated that she identified that the cabin and emergency exits were...

It is a cool story, but begs credulity, I am fairly sure you would notice the aircraft type before boarding. To the point though, the sad reality is that Boeing just does not care that much, it can still fill its order books and any airline cancelling a 737-Max order to get a A321 is going to...

So this is a bit obvious, but it will be an interesting shift in aviation and a possible end to the idea of an uncontrolled airport.

So I did go down to look at the economy seats:

Senior moment here! Sorry!

Well, Air France as a result has a safety record which resembles a banana republic

I should note this before Peter does: " . . . if we do continue down the road of a mixed economy, then let them pour all the millions and billions they can into the space program. If the United States is to commit suicide, let it not be for the sake and support of the worst human elements, the...

This was actually a 5th freedom route on Emirates competing with Qantas. Though that latter now a privatized airline for some 32 years I prefer, albeit that Emirati shitter was nice.

I for one cannot want to fly to Argentina once Javier Milei privatizes Aerolíneas Argentinas, but I must concede it was an honor to take a dump on the Emirates shitter. (oh and the pre landing shower was nice too) I am not going to argue that nationalized is efficient, but when a nation wants...

Ok, yeah whatever, I prefer that to a prostate exam. I am sure by scanning my passport, and they are nominally a 5-eyes country, they can see my life. They see my ticket how I paid my visa information etc. So once again, more efficient than the prostate exam.

One recent commercial flight I was on was fairly open. (see below) The odd thing here is the dearth of news. I think there might be some embarrassing facet to this like she was working for the TSA

Was just on a French ship, where one ship's officer explained that they could drink while standing watch (he was on the bridge drinking), but their BAC could not exceed .25, I tripled check that is .25 so more than three times .08. Not sure how that translates over to their airline.