Some travelers are nervous about flying on Boeing planes after a series of well-publicized technical issues, including a door jam that came off an Alaska Airlines plane at 16,000 feet Come back in January. But is there any way to easily check what type of plane you’ll be flying on?
new website, Was I flying a Boeing plane?, is a very simple way to find out what type of aircraft you will be flying on any upcoming flight. All you need is your flight number and flight date.
“Boeing has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Enter your next flight number and check your fate,” the site explains.
The site appears to have been created by an X user named Shrey G, whose resume shows he has previously worked on the site large language model. He warned that even though the website pulled data from the Global Distribution System (GDS), there was no guarantee of its accuracy.
“Airlines are changing planes all the time, so while it’s difficult to guarantee a plane on the day of departure, we use real-time GDS data in the background to know exactly what plane you’re currently scheduled to fly. It doesn’t rely solely on historical data like other sources,” Shrey writes road Thursday.
this not the first As Shrey implies here by referencing how other sites use historical data, this site lets you check whether you’re flying a Boeing aircraft. But if it’s truly the most up-to-date information, his site does seem to be the most reliable. Schrey did not immediately respond to a message sent Thursday afternoon.
All that said, there’s no evidence that you should avoid flying on Boeing planes (many of which were built decades ago) to stay safe. Many of the problems reported since the January jam were maintenance issues for which Boeing is not responsible.Blaming Boeing for the existence of the 737, which was built in the 1990s broken window It’s a bit like blaming Honda when someone gets a flat tire on their 2010 Accord.
There’s evidence that minor aviation issues have only attracted more attention since door jams fell from the sky. So please check if your flight has a Boeing aircraft.But even with some high-profile disasters in recent years—including Boeing 737 Max crash With 189 fatalities in Indonesia in 2018 and 157 fatalities in Ethiopia in 2019, air travel remains one of the safest ways to travel.