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Re: Boeing CEO says planemaker could be forced to cancel 737 Max 10

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Post by sofixa » Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 11:41 AM UTC

bmitc wrote: post #55

nnoitra wrote: post #20

If it aint Airbus take the bus

I wish there were regulations that forced airlines to make it known to customers which airplane they will be flying on. It is my understanding that airlines can post this information, but then in the end, it it up to their discretion at time of flight which plane model to use. I do not want to step on a 737 Max, if that means throwing away my Southwest points, then so be it. And searching on this, to see if Southwest…

Most airlines would only have one of Airbus A320 series/737 series, so if you get a ticket for an airline only flying the former, it's highly unlikely you'll get switched to a 737 (Max or otherwise). The exception is code sharing/wet leasing/airline alliances (e.g. you might get an Iberia plane when booked with British Airways).

Re: Boeing CEO says planemaker could be forced to cancel 737 Max 10

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Post by throwaway81523 » Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 11:51 PM UTC

fffox wrote: post #47

throwaway81523 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They did prosecute someone, which looked to me like a case of throwing an underling out of the bus, but it looks like that person was acquitted by a jury: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/boeing-test-pilot-... Former Boeing test pilot found not guilty of deceiving FAA A jury in Texas has found a former Boeing test pilot not guilty of deceiving federal regulators about a key flight-control system on the Boein…

exactly, that guy was just a fall guy. If a system / organization is designed such that the fate of something as critical as an aircraft depends on ONE test pilot, that system needs to be re-assessed. All those managers / senior engineers / decision makers should be fired / fined and the worst of them should be put in prison.

He was in charge of the testing program at some level. He wasn't purely a pilot.

Re: Boeing CEO says planemaker could be forced to cancel 737 Max 10

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Post by MilStdJunkie » Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 5:58 AM UTC

ethbr0 wrote: post #10

>> "the debts that we’ve had to accumulate" Like the $5B (and counting) for bungling the KC-46 design? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_KC-46_Pegasus#Flight_...

"We've had to accumulate . ."

Hahaha oh nice, that is really nice. They completely blew out bond sales in the 6 months before the 737 max crisis even hit - let alone COVID - accruing 3 or 4 times as much debt as anyone else in the industry. What made them "have to" accumulate that debt? Elves?

Anyone wanna guess where half that new debt was spent? C'mon, c'mon just take a guess.