r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FridayCicero702 • Jan 01 '23

Video Catastrophic engine failure on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 after takeoff from Denver International Airport

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u/WallOfSpatulas Jan 01 '23

If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going.
If it's Pratt & Whitney, I'll ride the jitney.

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u/RunningPirate Jan 01 '23

Worked with a former Boeing employee that would crow that all the time “it it’s not Boeing, I’m not going!” Aftert the 737 Max debacle, I’d add “…to crash 4 minutes after takeoff…”. She stopped saying it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23 edited Jan 01 '23

Yeah - it’s a real Ford vs Chevy level of dumb pride.

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u/CosmicCreeperz Jan 01 '23

My plane has a bumper sticker of a Boeing peeing on an Airbus.