Jokes aside, this again brings up the fact that Boeing as a company has deep quality control issues and I really hope this "structural issue" (vague sounding terms aren't comforting either) is limited to the 8 aircrafts in question and hope many more don't pop up, else it'll be a serious blow to public confidence on Boeing, especially after the MAX situation.
In a similar vein, that reminds me of the time I was stuck in my seat on plane that had pushed away from the gate, but was just sitting on the tarmac because the captain "didn't like the look of an engine indication". About 45 minutes in to just waiting there, there was a commotion as everyone's phones/Blackberries started chirping. Apparently, some plane had just landed in the Hudson river.
So unless they were actually at the airport where 1549 took off, it's possible they didn't even hear about it until the evening news.
When things go sideways, keeping everyone calm is a big part of the job, even if it means fibbing a bit.
The Captain handled the diversion very nicely. He said we were welcome to deplane and walk around, and that he would give us a 15 minute warning when it was time to get back on the plane. Awhile later, the announcement came over the PA, we got back on the plane, and went to LA.
The root cause was timestamp overflow! https://m.slashdot.org/story/49885
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetBlue_Flight_292
Edit: Interesting tidbit from the Wikipedia page:
"Screenwriter Zach Dean was also on the plane, and while contemplating his mortality resolved to write a script about mortality (which eventually became the film Deadfall)."
Either way, safe travels!
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-charleston-consolidation-imp...
Bigly looking forward to flying in an SC-built plane.