• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    This is a total clickbait story. Don’t bother.

    Here’s the one relevant piece of info:

    “The plane involved was an Airbus A319.”

    This plane has no relation to the Boeing Max 9 in the headlines. The problem on this Airbus A319 wasn’t a plug door issue like the Max 9. Total clickbait.

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      10 months ago

      I’m not sure how being unrelated to a separate event which wasn’t mentioned or referenced at all in the headline makes it clickbait.

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        10 months ago

        The picture is a Boeing.

        And this would never be a headline if not for the other story.

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          10 months ago

          I don’t think the average person can identify the difference between a Boeing or an Airbus. It’s clearly a stock photo and isn’t meant to represent the actual plane from the story, either way.

          “Bad reporting” I’d agree with, but “clickbait” not so much.

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            10 months ago

            That’s like reporting on Teslas catching fire after a bender but using a photo of a Jeep Wrangler. They’re 2 entirely separate aircraft and should be treated as such.

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              10 months ago

              I’m pretty sure the average person can tell the difference between a Tesla and a Jeep, though.

              It doesn’t matter, anyway. It’s not a part of the story.

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        10 months ago

        Because it feeds off of fear. A319 are not Boeing and they don’t have plug doors. This story wouldn’t have made the news a week ago. The likelihood of this being anything other than just a sensor error is low.

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    10 months ago

    I don’t get why the picture in the article is of a Boeing 787, but the plane involved in the incident was an Airbus A319