Boeing's nightmare

It has been over four months since I had a first hand experience with the Boeing 737 Max cancellation fever.  I was returning home from Nevada when I got a text alerting me that a delay would mean I would miss my connection later that day.  Scrambling around to find my options, we opted to take the delayed flight, spend a night in Dallas - Fort Worth and make the connection the next day.

Sorry folks, red eyes are not my idea of fun, although I realize it is a function of those transatlantic flights we need to do to get across the Big Pond.

Seems that the grounded that day in March has caused thousands of rescheduled flights, cancellations of orders from airlines for new planes and is otherwise is a big pain.

Also seems to be a time of name calling, from blaming Boeing, the airlines and the federal government for pawning off the responsibility of regulatory oversight.

Seems to be a time to increase regulations, if not to reduce deaths, but the economic pain experienced by the airlines AND the consumer since the market place has failed here.

And while deaths in aircraft pales in comparison to auto deaths, when it happens, it is quite dramatic.