The Max was all about not having to re-certify the pilots as it was
supposed to fly like all the older 737's. That is a huge cost for the
airlines and was the competitive advantage that sold so many Max's into
the existing fleets. Boeing was/is designing a replacement, but you
cannot convince Southwest to have to do two sets of training.
On 11/18/2020 11:58 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Can you imagine if Boeing had instead designed a totally new plane,
which was just getting certified now, instead of sticking band aids on
an aging design to meet competition from Airbus? That’s what Boeing
used to do. They lost their way, and in the process, forgot how to
design and build a quality product.
There’s no way they could have anticipated a pandemic when they took the
quick route with the Max, and it doubles their pain that they would have
had time to bring out a new, better design for that market, and the
pilots are going to have to be retrained anyway. But as a former Boeing
shareholder, I think it was still a bad decision from a company that
forgot why it existed.
It’s also sad to see the 747 stop flying. It was designed for a
different era with different economics, but it was still a great plane.
I always tried to book a 747 when I was flying overseas, and it also
seemed to be the pinnacle of every pilot’s career to captain a 747.
Hey, remember when a commercial airline pilot was a well paid highly
respected job, rather than glorified bus driver? When I was a kid,
saying your dad was a pilot was like saying he was a doctor or lawyer.
*From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2020 1:46 PM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Covid is over
I always thought that when the 737 Max comes back the first year is
exactly when you want on that plane.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 1:25 PM Robert Andrews <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Could this be the perfect finish for 2020?
On 11/18/2020 11:13 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
> may I please be excused from flying on a 737 max for a year or two?
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> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
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> On 11/18/2020 11:09 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
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https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936080917/faa-gives-boeing-ok-to-resume-737-max-passenger-service
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