NEW YORK: On Sept 12, Boeing started putting out 30-second videos in which employees tout its planes’ safety, hoping to reassure travelers about the 737 MAX that’s been grounded worldwide since two crashes that killed 346 people. “When the 737 MAX returns to service I will absolutely put my family on this airplane,” she stressed. “The 737 Max is, for now, an ‘airplane non grata’ – a plane passengers do not want to fly,” said Henry Harteveldt, president of Atmosphere Research Group in San Francisco. “Travelers aren’t merely scared of the 737 MAX, they’re terrified of it.”Just 19 per cent of business travelers and 14 per cent of leisure travelers would willingly take the 737 MAX within six months of returning to the sky, according to an Atmosphere survey. Some experts said one of the best ways for Boeing to regain credibility is to release a video explaining the changes to the 737 MAX to make it safer.

Source: New Strait Times October 20, 2019 03:00 UTC