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I don't know, but I wonder whether they were expecting to have preliminary findings within a few days that would clarify the choice. I gather that it's a more
by dap 8y ago
I don't know, but I wonder whether they were expecting to have preliminary findings within a few days that would clarify the choice. I gather that it's a more disruptive move for the US than for many of the countries that grounded the plane sooner because the US fleet may be larger.
- kelnos 8y agoIt's not. Out of US carriers, only Southwest and American fly 737 MAX planes, and they're not a significant part of either fleet.
- dap 8y agoIs the count not also significant? I don't know enough about the industry to know. I mentioned it because when I first heard that there were so many other regulatory bodies grounding the fleet, I was surprised about the FAA. When it was pointed out that many of those regulatory bodies represent countries having a handful of these planes to begin with, I was still surprised, but it made a little more sense that the FAA might have more to lose if the decision proved rash.
- kelnos 8y agoSouthwest has 35 MAX8s (out of a total of 755 aircraft)[0]. American has 24 MAX8s (out of a total of 962 aircraft)[1]. Not a trivial number for either fleet, but I imagine it won't significantly impact their business either. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_fleet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_fleet [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_fleet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_fleet
- sbalea 8y agoUnited has a few as well
- kelnos 8y agoIt looks like they have 14 MAX9s in service. Does the MAX9 have the same issue as the MAX8, and is the MAX9 included in the ground order?