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Airbus exec: Boeing’s 737 Max grounding benefits no one
DUBAI — Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer forcefully rejected the notion that his company is benefiting from the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max fleet while speaking to CNBC during the Dubai Air Show. “I really need to correct that cultural belief. This does not benefit anyone in this industry, the least of which would be Airbus,” Scherer told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble on Sunday. (www.cnbc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
But Boeing DID teach pilots how to fly the airplane. “Trim Runaway” MEMORY ITEM: Trim Cutout switches- CUTOUT! The two previous incidents on the LionAir aircraft were properly handled and the flights landed safely. Of course, on the penultimate flight, it was the jumpseater that remembered his training and called for the trim cutout. Unfortunately, maintenance never fixed the problem which was typical for Lion Air.
As for the Ethiopian crash, it occurred more than four months after Boeing had issued an EMERGENCY AD to all MAX pilots and airlines describing the potential problem and EXACTLY how to deal with it (TURN OFF TRIM SWITCHES!). Apparently, Ethiopian never communicated this to its pilots. Yes, it can be said that the poorly designed MCAS system started the ball rolling, but ultimately it was bad handling by the pilots that sealed their fate.
As for the Ethiopian crash, it occurred more than four months after Boeing had issued an EMERGENCY AD to all MAX pilots and airlines describing the potential problem and EXACTLY how to deal with it (TURN OFF TRIM SWITCHES!). Apparently, Ethiopian never communicated this to its pilots. Yes, it can be said that the poorly designed MCAS system started the ball rolling, but ultimately it was bad handling by the pilots that sealed their fate.
When Microsoft builds features like this it is simply inconvenient... so far.
There, I fixed it.
There, I fixed it.
Yes he’s right, now off topic: With a ‘magnitude greater’? you mean one added system, that doesn’t take the stick but the trim? Once MCAS is fixed, it’s just another old fashioned 737 with fancy screens upfront.
Yes, just another old fashioned 737 with new engines, new wings, new glass cockpit, new FBW spoilers/speedbrakes, new glass cockpit, double the original range, 80% more passenger capacity, Mach .8 cruise instead of .74. Yeah, nothing new really.
typical tabloid "journalism" with the leading question begging for the answer to fit the lamestream narrative. Good on Airbus for not taking the bait.
Kudos to you for seeing thru the "closed end question" from a "sensationalist" not a journalist. The media has truly been piling on instead of reporting facts. They love to manufacture "click bait" sound bites instead of doing their jobs. Ric W. is also correct in his comparison of Microsoft w/ Boeing. New technology is nothing to fear, but must be examined and fully understood, and Trained with! , before you go off into the wild blue.
That's why I'm afraid to ever have a robot do a hip replacement surgery on me. One bad line of code and who knows where the robot drills?
When Microsoft builds features like this it is simply inconvenient, When Boeing does it, disaster.
Only time will tell, but methinks Airbus may see a bump in their single aisle order books.