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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]
I am a civil/mechanical engineer but not an aeronautical engineer. I would like to post a question which I am afraid I have a feeling that I already know the answer: if the FAA, NTSB, BEA and the rest of their counterpart organizations around the world decide that the MAX 8 is not a safe plane and that it is to be grounded for ever, could Boeing retrofit them or use important elements already manufactured and reused in the manufacturing of new 700/800 series not compromised with the darn MCAS system.
Boeing can and will fix the 737 MAX but its not just MCAS. It may take some hardware as well as software modifications. It may take longer than they've been saying. Approvals look to be more stringent than in the past. Meanwhile less old aircraft will get retired I guess and substitute aircraft will be used like with the engine issues on the 787. I don't think anyone can reliably say when the 737 MAX will be approved to fly again but it won't be back up in the air until the several issues that have now been found are tested and approved.
I suspect pilot training on simulators will be mandatory. This is something the marketing people wanted to avoid because of time and cost.
Although I'm a Boeing Fan , the 737Max 8 has certainly disrupted the Airline Industry . So if I was an Owner and waiting for a plane that hasn't been repaired and or Fault rectified I too would seek Airbus equivalent , as the delay also effects Profits . Time is Money .
Agree with you... while the other fellows continue complaining about the Boeing effect, this topic is entirely related to a sensitive $6Bn deal.
Perhaps Boeing should consider fitting the old engines on the planes and selling the aircraft off cheaply. That way the reputation of the 737 as a good workhorse would be maintained. Any airline with a fleet of 737 MAX is going to lose sales to competitors. That’s reality. How is Boeing going to compensate them? I can see the lawyers salivating at the prospects.
Was anyone interested in flying in a Comet with new windows fitted? A Titanic with more lifeboats?
It’s time for management to get a backbone other from KMart and make the hard decisions.
Was anyone interested in flying in a Comet with new windows fitted? A Titanic with more lifeboats?
It’s time for management to get a backbone other from KMart and make the hard decisions.