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And none of the fatalities were the fault of the aircraft.

One crashed on the runway after pilot error, killing three people (two of them weren't wearing seatbelts)

One was shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile, killing all on board.

And the other is a mystery, we can't even find the crash site. But most evidence points towards deliberate pilot suicide.



[EDIT]: apologies, my reading comprehension needs work. I thought you were referring to the 737 MAX, not the 777

What? Do you have a source for the last one? That sounds like corporate propaganda. It’s well understood AND PROVEN that the MCAS system (which was a system borrowed from decades old military code) was at fault for this incident. Saying it was suicide seems incredibly disrespectful to both pilots… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Air_Flight_610 In the article it even states they found the wreckage…


The flight you linked was a Boeing 737. We are talking about the 777.

To date, neither the 777 nor the 787 have had any passenger fatalities from any aircraft engineering flaw. That is a monumental achievement.


I guess I misunderstood the comment I was replying to. The parent comment mentions the 737 MAX so I assumed that’s what the commenter was referencing.

I have read up on the 777 and yes, I agree it’s incredibly safe statistically (as is the 787). I didn’t realize the commenter was talking about the Malaysia flight either. Apologies to them




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