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Vinca

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22. This morning there was a report on CNN about lithium batteries causing fires in flight. Apparently, it's

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 08:01 AM

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happening to about 1 plane a week. Battery-powered devices are only allowed in the cabin, but what are the chances people don't cram something into luggage that's loaded into the cargo area. I swear I'm never flying again.

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WTF is going on with airplanes these days? A piece of a wing of a Delta flight from Orlando to Austin was flapping [View all] raccoon Aug 22 OP

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Fix things right after they replace "Obamacare" LiberalArkie Aug 22 #3

The ubiquitous monster deregulation jfz9580m Aug 22 #2

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Greed. OldBaldy1701E Aug 22 #5

Maintenance and safety sre such a pesky items for a business. nt Hotler Aug 22 #6

Cuts into profit margins. nt RandomNumbers Sunday #26

Cuts to maintenance and QA? moondust Aug 22 #7

How many planes took off and landed that same day with no issues? MineralMan Aug 22 #8

I Was Incredibly Lucky In That Regard ProfessorGAC Aug 22 #12

I've had a few. MineralMan Aug 22 #13

Agreed ProfessorGAC Aug 22 #14

Nothing to see here? Maru Kitteh Aug 22 #15

This issue will be age related IMO, it is a 25 year old plane. nt EX500rider Sunday #24

The globe is full of 25yo planes that are perfectly safe due to Maru Kitteh Sunday #25

Of course it will be related to proper maintenance but I was responding to people think it's a Boeing issue EX500rider Sunday #28

a friend of my wife's who prefers some foreign carriers... mike_c Aug 22 #9

Changes in corporate culture at Boeing to prioritise profits over safety meadowlander Aug 22 #10

In this case unlikely to be a Boeing problem as it is a Delta maintenance issue EX500rider Aug 22 #11

Not sure we have the information one way or another about whether it's connected to Boeing or not. summer_in_TX Saturday #19

It's a Boeing 737-800, around 5,000 built in the last 25+ years EX500rider Saturday #20

Thanks. summer_in_TX Saturday #21

Not a very new hull either, Reg.N3740C, a 737-832, bought new by Delta in 2000 from Boeing EX500rider Sunday #23

Availability bias. Air travel is NOT less safe. Pacifist Patriot Aug 22 #16

That's why they have two wings. Redundancy! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 22 #17

We have a dangerously unqualified Fox News host as Secretary Of Transportation? Initech Aug 22 #18

This morning there was a report on CNN about lithium batteries causing fires in flight. Apparently, it's Vinca Sunday #22

I don't know if this is positive, but I checked a bag Melon Sunday #30

They laid off some of inspectors at the airports kimbutgar Sunday #27

Nothings been deregulated on airplane safety. This Melon Sunday #29