[MaxBarraclough]

Much as I like the idea of punishing Boeing, this doesn't make any sense in terms of personal safety. Airliner crashes are so unlikely to kill you that, in terms of your own personal safety, it just isn't worth worrying about.

[paulryanrogers]

Before the 737 MAX maybe. As more and more glaring flaws are found -- and cause incidents -- this plane appears increasingly unworthy of trust.

[MaxBarraclough]

No, what I said was correct. It simply isn't the case that avoiding Boeing airliners appreciably improves your personal safety.

Airliner crashes always make the news, so many casual observers overestimate their frequency by orders of magnitude. The statistics remain clear as day: airliner crashes are incredibly rare. They're incomparably rarer than road traffic accidents, for instance. Most years, no US airlines have any fatal crashes.

I recommend this YouTube video as a general overview of aviation safety. It's about the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, but also covers airliner safety and big-picture aviation safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpGl2_fVr2Y (Kobe Bryant Crash-- Risk by the Numbers)