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I reckon that is a lie.
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Not sure it is a lie in the human sense - though it is a misjudgement as we (it and I) later came to agree.

Tony said : "So what do you NOW make of your first remark in this chat? Hopeless optimism? You don't now seem to be thinking that way?"

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"You’ve got me there, Tony1951! My opening remark might have been a touch optimistic—perhaps even flippant given the gravity of this topic. You’ve rightly pulled the conversation into a much deeper and more serious discussion about AI’s impact on jobs and society, and I appreciate the chance to reflect on it.
The reality is complex. While I do believe AI can be a powerful tool for good, whether it lives up to that potential or exacerbates inequality depends on how it’s managed. My initial tone didn’t fully acknowledge the legitimate fears and challenges you’ve raised, and that’s on me for leaning too much into the “sunny side.”
So, am I hopelessly optimistic? Not quite. I’d describe myself as cautiously hopeful—hopeful that humanity has the tools, creativity, and collective will to navigate these challenges, but aware that getting it right will require a fight, not blind faith. What’s your take—can society steer this ship in the right direction, or is the system too self-serving?"
 
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One also has to expect the odd mishap as there are some 1100+ max aircraft around the world, not many mass produced aircraft types go without incident /failures.

One suspect Boeing is too large to fail it also as indicated too, have a large aerospace division as well with contracts. Though they also bought the defunct McDonnel Douglas manufacturer who also built the crash worthy DC10 and later unpopular MD11's .
 
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Is Boeing finished?

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I don't think I'd be that happy to get on one these days and I still ride my motorbikes.

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The US government won't allow them to fail since they have too many aerospace eggs in that basket. The 787 Dreamliner alone is too future-important to the over 70 airlines using them.

And I cannot see the USA leaving most of the world's airliner business to Europe's Airbus and Brazil's Embraer. I'm sure they'll prop Boeing up for as long as it takes to cure the company's ills.
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The US government won't allow them to fail since they have too many aerospace eggs in that basket. The 787 Dreamliner alone is too future-important to the over 70 airlines using them.

And I cannot see the USA leaving most of the world's airliner business to Europe's Airbus and Brazil's Embraer. I'm sure they'll prop Boeing up for as long as it takes to cure the company's ills.
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There was a very clear steer in the press that the FAA was negligent in monitoring the company and holding them to account for failures. This was at the time of the 737 MAX 8. The re-design with larger engines mounted as they were changed the centre of gravity drastically and the FAA operated as if they had no professional curiosity at all about how this might effect the safety and handling, relying instead on the assurances of the manufacturer. This is a bit like the way in the UK a deadly building cladding trend created the situation with a clear risk of a catastrophic building fire while the building regulator accepted assurances without any rigour.

Given the vested interests involved, this terrible company might continue to risk the travelling public in future. Just look at the catalogue of horrors in the last few years.
 
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There was a very clear steer in the press that the FAA was negligent in monitoring the company and holding them to account for failures. This was at the time of the 737 MAX 8. The re-design with larger engines mounted as they were changed the centre of gravity drastically and the FAA operated as if they had no professional curiosity at all about how this might effect the safety and handling, relying instead on the assurances of the manufacturer. This is a bit like the way in the UK a deadly building cladding trend created the situation with a clear risk of a catastrophic building fire while the building regulator accepted assurances without any rigour.

Given the vested interests involved, this terrible company might continue to risk the travelling public in future. Just look at the catalogue of horrors in the last few years.
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All agreed, but they are stuck with what they've got with no way out but to solve Boeing's problems. All the Douglas and Lockheed expertise in this area is long gone and hopelessly out of date now, not that anyone from that era would want to re-enter that business anyway.

And the 787 is crucial, it just cannot be abandoned now. With over 1100 of them flying it's been a been very successful, remarkably so given how radical a rethink of airliner design it was. So in the midst of all their other mistakes, deserving of due praise and showing what they are capable of when they really try.
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Interesting, particularly re grid stability? :)
"Over-priced, over-hyped and over our heads"!
To paraphrase the old saying.
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A battery can be used in place of the sophisticated gearbox.
 
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Equally their is a simlar number of the huge 777 twin in service as well , like the 787 a pretty damn good safety record.
Boeing won't be allowed to go out of business.

There is little competition the main choice is Boeing or the now superior Airbus consortium , Embraer have joined the mid size jet production models and China have their Comac C919.
 
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