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Screwdrivers Now Permitted On Boeing Flights, To Allow Passengers To Help With Maintenance (theshovel.com.au)

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(This is good news for people who trust Boeing more than medical workers. You can bring your own screwdriver.)

A Boeing mechanic failed to tighten the bolts on a door-size "cabin plug" that blew out on an Alaska Air 737Max flight. The aircraft had cabin pressure warnings onboard for some time, so instead of investigating/fixing, the airline simply 'restricted' the plane from 'long flights over water' so it could land quickly. No joke.

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[-] activistPnk@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I brought my own whisky in TSA-approved quantities once. It’s against FAA rules for passengers to serve themselves, but entirely legal for flight staff to serve passengers their own supply. Apparently it doesn’t matter where it comes from as long as the airline is in control.

So I asked flight staff to serve me my own stuff. The guy refused, saying (incorrectly) “it’s against FAA rules…” I explained the rules to him, and he still refused. Perhaps the airline has their own rule against people drinking something they sell, but he didn’t say that. I didn’t fight it.. I just put it away. But he then apparently felt guilty, so he later served me an Irish coffee on the house.

So there’s a strategy there for getting a gratis screwdriver without ~~bringing~~ (drinking) your own.

this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2024

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