Originally Posted by
safetypee
There is an interesting argument to be made re ‘the greater good’, which could differentiate action between the NG and Max.
After 9/11, reduced air travel resulted in more road deaths because of change of travel method, more than might be expected from aircraft accidents.
Thus, NG grounding could be involve greater risk from change in travel than the continued risk in service.
Driving deaths and injuries post-9/11
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3233376/
2001-to-2002 changes: fatalities rose by 112, fatal injuries - by 86, incapacitating injuries
dropped by 14, "possible or non-incapacitating injury, or injury with severity unknown"
dropped by 36.
Total deaths toll rose by (112+86=) 198.
Number of fatalities in LionAir 610 alone was 189. Add ET302, and the number grows to 349.