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United 777-200 fleet faces an uncertain future after Dulles engine failure

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98 points makaimc | 2 comments | 15 Dec 25 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.441s | source
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schmuckonwheels ◴[15 Dec 25 19:36 UTC] No.46279316[source]▶
Clickbait.

The B777 is probably the safest, most meticulously engineered commercial wide-body aircraft ever built.

They're also getting old, and airlines retire old aircraft.

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carbocation ◴[15 Dec 25 19:37 UTC] No.46279336[source]▶
The article explicitly says that the aircraft is safe. I don't think this is particularly clickbait-y.
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schmuckonwheels ◴[15 Dec 25 19:39 UTC] No.46279367[source]▶
One sentence buried in an article that ledes with BIG SCARY ENGINE FAILURE.
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kccqzy ◴[15 Dec 25 19:50 UTC] No.46279520[source]▶
It’s not a buried sentence. It’s a section heading in large font saying “ The 777-200 Problem Is Not Safety. It Is Economics.”

Then there’s a whole paragraph stating “The Boeing 777-200 is not an unsafe airplane. As far as I can tell, that is not the issue even after the incident over Dulles over the weekend.”

Then just in case the reader jumped to conclusions, the first sentence of the conclusion again says it’s safe.

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1. cvoss ◴[15 Dec 25 22:12 UTC] No.46281484[source]▶
You are explaining exactly why the headline is clickbait: The article does not support the conclusions implied by the headline.

> just in case the reader jumped to conclusions

The author is correcting a problem of his own creation. He has already misled the reader with his headline. He means for the reader to misunderstand... and click.

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