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Colbert Reveals The 1 In-Flight Announcement You Never Want To Hear

The "Late Show" host shares how a 737 Max 8 pilot might break some alarming news to passengers.
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Stephen Colbert isn’t exactly reassured by efforts to fix the Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft, which are grounded after two deadly crashes in five months. 

The company claims that a software issue is causing the plane to tilt downward and that it is going to issue a fix. 

But Colbert isn’t taking much comfort in that. 

The “Late Show” host even shared Wednesday what a pilot’s announcement in that situation might sound like: 

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