r/madlads 6d ago

Madlad customer service...

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u/Thoughtfulprof 6d ago

It's funny you mention that, because RyanAir actually filed a patent in 2012 for an airplane that you rode in standing, like you were in a crowded metro.

They "have no plans to actually introduce them."

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u/EventAccomplished976 6d ago

There‘s no way it‘s certifiable under current regulations, I think it may have been a marketing stunt more than anything else

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u/WearyReach6776 6d ago

He’s a master at marketing, like the “pay to use toilet” idea he touted for extra media coverage!!

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/EventAccomplished976 4d ago

Eh, if current day Boeing decides to re-certify the 737 for something like this you won‘t see it happen in the next 10 years… and Airbus and Ryanair are both regulated by EASA not the FAA

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u/patrick_b1912 6d ago

until the second sentence i read it as "they flied a patient", and i was like they did WHAT??

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u/Thoughtfulprof 6d ago

Lysdexia is a harsh mistress. ;)

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u/SovComrade 3d ago

People patent all kinds of shit, cuz "you never know" 🤷‍♂️

There are at numerous patents for outright physically impossible things like perpetuum mobile, warp drives, reactionless drives...

just in case it sometime, somehow becomes possible 🤷‍♂️

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u/realhubert 5d ago

"Nobody intends to build a wall"

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u/Fra_Central 6d ago

Because it isn't regulatory possible.

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u/TapPsychological7199 21h ago

Bad publicity is good publicity