Description: The Moeing 636 MAX is the newest type of plane to come out, with advanced automation technology designed to assist pilots. However, two fatal crashes (one in Macronesia, one in Bigtopia) in a span of a couple of months involving this aircraft have undermined its safety reputation. Anxious travelers and safety experts have demanded your help.
Validity: must have airplanes
[option]Leader air crash investigator @@RANDOMNAME@@ comes into your office with thousands of pages of reports. "After reviewing these two separate crashes, the decision is clear: we need to immediately ground every single 636 MAX plane in our country. It is very unusual to have two planes crash in a matter of months, and both of them happened during take off and involved the new anti-stall technology, with pilots trying to fight the very system that was supposed to help them! It isn't unusual to ground aircraft that have chronic problems, such as the McDonald Douglas DD-10 and their cargo doors. Yes, we know we haven't uncovered the full picture yet, but for passenger safety and trust, we need to take drastic action now!"
[effect]it takes years for new planes to actually take off due to stringent safety precautions
[option]"I agree that there are potential safety hazards associated with this plane, but we must not be too hasty," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, director of the @@NAME@@ Aviation Bureau (@@DEMONYMADJECTIVEINITIALS@@AB). "My colleague has provided preliminary evidence for some areas of concern, but we currently don't have the full picture to make an informed judgement. Protocol must be followed at all times, and in the aviation industry, we cannot afford to take shortcuts or skimp on procedure.
[effect]regulatory agencies procrastinate more than college students rushing to get their essays done
[option]"Our planes are totally safe!" asserts Moeing spokesperson @@RANDOMNAME@@, while tinkering with a 636 MAX toy. "While designing new planes, we take into account everything to make sure that the new plane is the next greatest thing. Safety is no exception. Sure there may have been two crashes, but flying is extremely safe and we have contributed to industry safety standards over the years. Besides, all of this regulatory tape will do more harm and undermine our ability to perform our job! You can trust our bottom li.. *ahem* our word, right?"
[effect]planes with missing stabilizers and loose cargo doors are certified as flyable
[option]"This is another reason why we need to ban airplanes," says travel blogger @@RANDOMNAME@@ who has a severe fear of flying. "Not only are they very polluting and noisy, you don't know whether you will die in a pressured hunk of metal that's flying in the stratosphere! I certainly don't trust these death machines. We need more funding for alternate forms of transportation, such as new railways. Sure people will have to travel slower to get places and it can be quite an inconvenience, but isn't it worth it to smell cleaner air and not be afraid of dying in a fireball?"
[effect]frequent-flyer miles are the most worthless currency in @@NAME@@
Is there an NS country that's like Ethiopia in some way? And is this plane too much of a parallel to the RL one?
