Boeing 737 Max 9s grounded after panel break
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That has been mine, though I have become very skeptical after the EU banned Russian airlines on 'safety grounds' right after a certain incident in February 2022.
Either they were really unsafe, and the EU was tolerating them for political reasons before, or they were really safe, and the EU banned them for political reasons. Both do not speak very well of their safety regime.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-adds-21-russian-airlines-those-banned-eu-2022-04-11/
Now, in all likelihood they were completely safe and the EU just banned them for political reasons (which is less bad than the alternative), but the fact that such decisions are made on political grounds is reason enough not to trust the system. That said, I don't worry even with low cost carriers like Easyjet, Vueling and Pegasus. Ryanair I avoid because they use the 737 Max and because they do not employ their pilots.
If the airline isn't based in a western European country or does its maintenance somewhere else I am simply not fucking flying. The horror stories from my father flying in Asia confirms this.
This comports with my experience. Asian (other than maybe Japan) and African airlines are dangerous. One issue that killed a bunch of people started due to retardation on the ground in Indonesia.