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United orders 737NG to make up for lost Max aircraft
Since there is no end in sight to the ongoing grounding of the Boeing's new-generation single-aisle jets, United announced that it signed an agreement to buy 19 used older generation Boeing 737-700. The jets will be delivered to the US carrier in December. The airline currently operates 40 Boeing 737-700. United Airlines has 14 737 MAX 9 jets in its fleet. On July 13, the airline withdrew the jets from its schedule until November. After two days from the United, another major US carrier… (airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I cannot believe some of the comments from these people . I would bet that 90 percent of you have never flown a Boeing aircraft. There is nothing wrong with the plane, poor training, bad piloting and a definite lacki of info from the manufacturer caused the accidents. That’s what ‘ this profession has come to. I could be wrong but there were no incidents on any US carriers. Stop relying on fly by wire and become pilots again
That's what I've been saying all along. It is a great aircraft, and will be for many years. The media just keeps feeding people anti-boeing/MAX articles, putting fear into their minds.
the article misses the point - it's not the 14 b737 MAX that are currently in the United fleet that is important, it's the much larger number that should have been in the fleet in December (when the b737 NG aircraft are delivered) that is important
The headline of that article was not justified by the facts. A small 737-700 is in no way a replacement for the MAX 9 United uses. United has been using the -7 as an alternative for destinations where regional jets are too small, but larger 737s are too big. The MAX 9 are for larger passenger loads and longer routes sometimes served by 757. If United had been trying to buy -800 or -900, maybe there would have been some truth, but that's not what they are doing. If this is bad news for anyone, it's for the regional jet operators, as they will be losing flights and probably pilots.
The MAX 9 delays are likely to be keeping 757s in use in transcontinental routes, and keeping them from being retired or repurposed for shorter translantic routes.
The MAX 9 delays are likely to be keeping 757s in use in transcontinental routes, and keeping them from being retired or repurposed for shorter translantic routes.
What a lot of poorly informed commenters. The reason why recertification is taking so long is not because the plane isn't a good design or that they haven't fixed the single-point failure issue. The delay is due to the tense protracted negotiations happening in the shadows, which will define the new training requirements, which are for Airlines and Boeing a major factor in the practical value of the model.
If they are required to do simulator certification for all their MAX crews, they might as well rebrand the model. If that happens, let's see if they delete MCAS altogether. It seems to be largely designed to "make it fly like a 737".
If they are required to do simulator certification for all their MAX crews, they might as well rebrand the model. If that happens, let's see if they delete MCAS altogether. It seems to be largely designed to "make it fly like a 737".
Not because additional issues were found in the autopilot by Europe?