What about naming it A-351 ?
Boeing 737 Max ordered by Ryanair undergoes name change
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Re: Boeing 737 Max ordered by Ryanair undergoes name change
#12This is not the first time an airline rebrands an airplane due fearmongering after an accident.
The Fokker-100 was rebranded as MK-28 in Brazil after an accident (trust reverse deployed after take-off). The news reported every incident with the plane afterward. I remember my parents avoiding flights with Fokker-100. The MK-28, on the other hand, had a very good safety record.
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#13On the one hand, I personally feel that trying to avoid the Maxes specifically, once they are allowed back in service, would be an excess of caution that overemphasizes the legacy of one issue. On the other hand, could they have found a better way of sending the message that they think the problem is passenger perceptions, rather than in systems engineering and adequate pilot training?
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#14Boeing is not going to disappoint you when it comes to shady stuff. I think now I am going to avoid any 737 models from now on-wards.
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#15This is disgusting misdirection and frankly feels fraudulent to me.
The definition of fraud is as follows:
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
What Boeing is doing meets that definition of fraud if you ask me.
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#16So now we have to keep track of a whole constellation of aliases. Great.
I've found an easier way, chose an airline that uses Airbus instead of Boing. I only have to keep track of two identifiers and filtering becomes very easy.
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#17Will this prompt some fliers to avoid 737-anything or Boeing-anything?
I'll be avoiding the 737 Max / 737 Max rebranding
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#18This should somehow be illegal. Any time where a product is under scrutiny, it should be illegal to change the name the public has been given previously.
This is just disgusting, corporate greed. People don't trust Boeing and this isn't going to help.
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#19Will they change the scalloped trailing edge of the engine nacelle?
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#20Regardless of the name change they are still grounded. Given all the scrutiny, when they finally do fly again they will likely be one of safest planes in the sky.
Why do some people believe this? Is there some inherent truth to it that's been borne out?
I won't fly in a max. Likely ever, but at least for a number of years after they start flying again.