The general public will forget about the MAX as soon as the media stops reporting about it. People forget after 2 weeks of not hearing some bit of news.

With that said, Boeing should pull its head out of its rear end and build the 797 / NMA, or whatever they are going to call it.

They can't afford screwing the pooch one more time. The 787 development was a cluster and now they have a helmet fire with the MAX.

Yes, I fly the 737, but the ship sailed on that 1958 designed tube a long time ago.