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do regular people, the flying public, fit into all of this? Do we or are we just afterthoughts? Well, if anything, with
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the flying public, I mean, you can see that people have taken a lot of action into their own hands in the sense that when they book a flight, now you have the ability to filter out whether you're flying on an Airbus or a Boeing jet when you book those flights. So I think the concern is there. But when something happens with the general flying public where they see all of these headlines on the evening news, they're going to be rightfully concerned. And they're going to wonder, you know, what does this do for my flight? Do I safely get from point A to point B? How am I factored in? And again, it's become incumbent on the airlines to say, hey, I'm going to put you on this, I'm going to, this is how your flight works. Now you're seeing airlines talk about upgrading their apps to see like how weather impacts your flight. So people care people, you know, back in the day, would just get on a plane, go, go from one place to another and say, I'm, I'm, I'm great. Thanks. Thanks for the nice flight. Now people are taking all of these factors into consideration. and they're ultimately wondering, is all of this going to work out and be okay? But ultimately, you know, flying is still the safest form of transportation. Boeing's just going to have to rectify how people feel by improving its process. Because at the end of the day, you're talking about hundreds of people getting on planes every single minute and they just want to feel safe. Oriana
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Pollack, thank you so much for your reporting and for talking with me. Thanks so much for having me. Oriana Pollack is an aviation reporter for Politico. And that is it for our show today. What Next! TBD is produced by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Shana Roth. Our show is edited by Paige Osburn. Alicia Montgomery is Vice President of Audio for Slate. And TBD is part of the larger What Next! family. And if you like what we are doing here, the single best way to support our work is to join Slate Plus. Just head on over to slate .com slash what next plus to sign up. All right, we'll be back on Sunday with you. Do you want to make this summer unforgettable? Join me at Chumba Casino. It's this summer's hottest online destination. They are rolling out the red carpet with an amazing welcome offer just for you. So don't wait. Dive in now and play hundreds of social casino games for free. Your chance to redeem real prizes is just a spin away. Care to join me?
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