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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Even if they gave them away for free, no one would take them for commercial use. Not sure who would be surprised at this 'news'

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, they totally would. Do you think the fine folks at American airlines have moral compasses that are orders of magnitude greater than boeing's?

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I assume their customers would start looking for flights that use safer planes

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 11 points 5 months ago

They have been. The problem is twofold; Airbuses are limited in the U.S., and airlines have increased the rates on those tickets because I guess a working airplane is now considered a premium.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Despite the recent slow sales, Boeing still has a huge backlog of over 5,600 orders