An Alaska Airlines flight traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, had to make an emergency landing Friday night after a portion of the aircraft blew out mid-air.
  • Piranha Phish
    -5•1 year ago

    Optional?!

    Imagine the lawsuits if/when somebody dies due to an onboard fire/smoke.

    I wouldn’t take this seriously if it weren’t for the fact that Boeing’s propensity for up-charging for basic safety features didn’t contribute to the crashes of two 737 Max 8.

    • @Hawke@lemmy.world
      3•1 year ago

      Optional, yes. They put emergency exits in different places depending on the seating arrangement ordered.

    • @reddig33@lemmy.world
      10•1 year ago

      It’s optional based on on the interior buildout of the plane. It depends on the number of seats and seating arrangement. When it’s not needed for an order, they bolt in a “plug” that fills the space where the door would have been.