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Boeing’s 737 Max is likely to return to European service in the first-quarter, regulator says
Boeing’s grounded 737 Max airliner is likely to return to service in Europe during the first quarter of 2020, the head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Monday. While the European regulator expects to give its approval in January, preparations by national authorities and airlines may delay the resumption of commercial flights by up to another two months, EASA executive director Patrick Ky indicated. (www.cnbc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The problem is Boeing selling to entities with poorly trained, automation dependent flight crews. That is not going to change and I predict another is going to augur in and that'll be the end of the Mad Max.
Now that the engines on the 737 max are even heavier than the previous NG and others will the wing root crack problem be worse in the max ?
Larger doesn't always mean heavier.
Why not go back to the stick shaker?
They basically will be doing just that. The "new" MCAS will make just a little effort to correct an impending stall. It'll be mostly up to the pilots again.
No matter who says what, the Boeing 737 Max should only be allowed to fly again when the Boeing aircraft Company resolves every single problem that made two new aircraft crash.
You need to read the Indonesian report on the causes of the Lion Air Max crash. It's an excellent report. Boeing certainly get it's share of the blame, but the airline also was guilty of stunning and significant failures without which the aircraft likely would not have crashed. Just to run them down: 1) First officer was useless when the pilot needed him most: his training record suggests he was simply not pilot material. 2) That MAX should not have even been in service due to the reported problems on the previous flight. 3) The previous flight's pilot reported some significant problems but failed to report the most significant problem of all. This points to a fatally defective safety culture at the airline. 4) Based on extensive analysis, the conclusion is that one AOA sensor was miscalibrated by 21 degrees by a Florida company. However, the manual for installing the sensor contains checks that should have detected this miscalibration. The mechanic that installed it provided a photo of what he said was the calibration check instrument showing an acceptable reading, but investigators discovered that the photo was for a differnt aircraft. Although not stated in the report, reading between the lines it's evident that the mechanic simply skipped the checks and tried to deceive his way out of responsibility. And many other things, it's a big report.
To add to the previous post. It’s my understanding that 3rd world airlines could not afford a second AOA sensor which would not create a single point of failure. Giving the flight crew an agree or disagree indication between sensors. Perhaps they would of had a fair warning of an impending issue and disable the MCAS.
I would hope that all plaintiff attorneys involved in the Max suits litigate LION AIR out of existence.
There is no justification or excuse for any person, other than in an unrelated incident, to ever be victimized buy such incredible risk and negligence as seen by LION AIR, et al.
Their corporate heads, etc., IMHO, should also be tried for criminally negligent homicide, and, if guilty, put to death if legal, or, incarcerated for the remainder of their lives.
As for Boeing, ....
There is no justification or excuse for any person, other than in an unrelated incident, to ever be victimized buy such incredible risk and negligence as seen by LION AIR, et al.
Their corporate heads, etc., IMHO, should also be tried for criminally negligent homicide, and, if guilty, put to death if legal, or, incarcerated for the remainder of their lives.
As for Boeing, ....