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		pvg on May 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 300k airplanes in five years That's not how they were built. The crews cost far more than the than the planes, on multiple axes.

PreInternet01 on May 23, 2024 [–]

Sure. Suddenly the US puts a value on air crews (other than, of course, clapping for the survivors when they board a civilian plane).

pvg on May 23, 2024 | [–]

I’m not sure what that means. The claim that these planes were built for one way trips is just ahistorical and you can refute it for yourself with a google search.

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