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Citing a serious flight test incident and lack of design maturity, FAA slows Boeing 777X certification
In yet another blow to Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration last month formally denied the jet maker permission to move forward with a key step in certifying its forthcoming giant widebody airplane, the 777X. (www.seattletimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
IMHO there’s a different summary. For a variety of reasons, theFAA seems to be saying : SHOW US the newly designed type is ready for service. And : don’t bother pointing to your MBA,s schedule, if there are deficiencies, FAA won’t roll over
Yes, very good points. This looks like the FAA taking back and reasserting its power as the certification authority, in the wake of the 737MAX debacle. The FAA statement basically says “Dear Boeing: We, not you, decide when this process takes the next step. Sincerely yours, FAA”. This also serves to reassure regulators in Europe and China and other places, who after the MAX debacle are reluctant to take the FAA’s word on anything, that the FAA isn’t going to cut corners anymore.
Good points...
i have been in the anti-boeing chorus against the know-nothings in management and the board of directors on these pages for a while . I write from sadness in the descent of a proud american manufacturer who cannot point anymore to their successes in the past in an attempt to improperly divert our gaze in sleigh of hand away from the culture of screw-ups across the product line. Boeing must design and think their way out of the mess with better thinking from management and the bored board of directors starting yesterday. Airbus is a worthy opponent, making markets, designing the 350 and the 321XLR , hitting the bullseye again and again.
I agree with your points, but contend that Boeing is merely a Conglomerate of Legacy cash cow operations. The MBAs view engineering as a Commodity that can be juggled and outsourced. The result is no tangible buildup of critical experience. On the Airbus teams, seems that the European partners let the technical and engineering folks drive the success
What makes you say Airbus is any less MBA driven than Boeing?
Simple. Look at the credentials of each enterprises managers, and you will see a much higher percentage of engineers with clout. The quality and sophistication of products from Airbus also reflects the engineering ingredients.
Simple? How many technical managers does each company employ? 5,000? 10,000? Is there a list somewhere?
Actually since you've already done the work, maybe you could just sum it up with some numbers for me? Just bottom line it, I trust you.
And what do you mean by quality and sophistication? Can you be more specific? Maybe two or three examples if you don't mind?
Actually since you've already done the work, maybe you could just sum it up with some numbers for me? Just bottom line it, I trust you.
And what do you mean by quality and sophistication? Can you be more specific? Maybe two or three examples if you don't mind?
Um, fools who think that humans behave less humanly on the other side of the pond.