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Saudi airline cancels $6B Boeing order in favor of Airbus. Who's next?
“If this plane doesn’t start flying again before Christmas, it could start to get very ugly for Boeing in terms of order cancellations,” one aviation expert said. (www.nbcnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When Boeing finally got its act together with the 787 (or so they thought) they atarted assemblying them with a delay of 3-4 years and then a secong WHAM, they found out that there were serious structural deffects where the main spar meets the fuselage and also with the stabilators. How they solved it: the old fashioned way, beef up them damn elements. So they did but the ZFW grew by several tons reducing the guaranteed range and the affected airlines refused to take them. There were a total of 8 or 10 of them, some were sold to Middle East sheiks and other governments at really bargain-basin prices, and two or so went to Air museums. So are you telling me that a hell of a lot of museums around the world are salivating at the prospect of having one Max 8 for free.
I have noticed 2 News items that caught my attention over the last few days . The 1st one was a comment that
if Boeing can not get the Max's back in the air before 2020 arrives , it may permanently damage Boeing Financially . Shortly after this American Airlines stated that it is further delaying the estimated , ( Hoped ) return of its' Max aircraft to Nov 2 2019 . Also i wonder , just how much maintenance will each aircraft require to get it into flying condition after sitting for so long ? It not like you just run a vacuum through the cabin . Can anybody tell me what each aircraft would require ? Thanks again ......DGR
if Boeing can not get the Max's back in the air before 2020 arrives , it may permanently damage Boeing Financially . Shortly after this American Airlines stated that it is further delaying the estimated , ( Hoped ) return of its' Max aircraft to Nov 2 2019 . Also i wonder , just how much maintenance will each aircraft require to get it into flying condition after sitting for so long ? It not like you just run a vacuum through the cabin . Can anybody tell me what each aircraft would require ? Thanks again ......DGR
DGR And I have the same interest ,as theirs a lot to start a plane Flat battery's who knows what bird's have nested in the engines and cavity's .I think to stop this whole situation would be Boeing to go back to basics get rid of new computer soft wear get plane up and running and cut your losses .
You both make great points. Unfortunately, with the MAX, they cannot just get rid of the software or they will have to get then completely certified, not grandfathered under other 737's
Corporate ACCOUNTABILITY at Boeing. Name some names - and, no 'golden parachute(s).
So where's Trump on this issue? I thought he was going to bring jobs back to USA ?