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1. Three in four millennials say they are more worried about flying in the wake of recent high-profile safety lapses at Boeing, according to a recent poll conducted exclusively for Newsweek. Across age groups, just over two-thirds of poll respondents said those stories made them more hesitant to fly. The survey, by the polling firm Redfield & Wilton Strategies, found a widespread impact on Americans' view of the safety of commercial air travel after a series of quality control incidents at the Virginia-based plane manufacturer made headlines around the world—most notably the mid-air blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight in January. Are you more worried about flying in the wake of recent high-profile safety lapses at Boeing?

2. Some domestic carriers, like JetBlue and Spirit, don't fly any Boeing planes at all, while others like Southwest operate exclusively Boeing fleets. Many airlines will also show travelers what type of plane they'll be flying on if they book directly. Some third-party booking sites, such as Kayak, even let travelers filter their itineraries based on aircraft type. If you do have to fly soon, are you going to try to avoid Boeing aircraft?