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> this would likely kill 737 sales, regardless of whether the plane is now safe. I suspect a 737 Max is now as saleable as a Samsung Note 7 phone.

tluyben2 8y ago
If it's indeed solvable by software then it'll still sell fine, but this is one of the articles I have read where the claim is made that it is a fundamental design issue and cannot safely be fixed. I know nothing about aviation but I do spend a lot of time in planes and I sure as hell won't be boarding a MAX until the fix has been flying around without accident for a few years (I try to fly Airbus only anyway but that's not for safety reasons).
- dmpk2k 8y ago
  Perhaps it'll sell, but were I a buyer I'd be asking what else that Boeing might have skimped on and FAA rubber stamped. We know the plane was built in a rush, and the single-sensor MCAS is an odd choice. It's unlikely MCAS is the only problem, although hopefully it's the only dangerous one. Don't forget the perception of your ticket-buying customers.
  - mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
    I might be the only idiot but I don’t plan on flying Boeing 737 Max, no matter what kind of software fixes they put in place. Irrational? Maybe.
  - ethbro 8y ago
    > what else that Boeing might have skimped on and FAA rubber stamped Are we pretending this doesn't happen with other manufacturers too? I'd rather fly on a plane that's been thoroughly revetted than one which has only been through a flawed process once.
    - cf141q5325 8y ago
      With manufacturer not being US manufacturers the size of Boeing? Personally I would doubt that. Is there any example where that happened?
    - ReptileMan 8y ago
      Yes but how many years will the revetting take? And will such audit be considered. We are probably talking 2-3 years time frame with no 737 max if they do full audit.
rootusrootus 8y ago
A year from now, only a small fraction of the flying public will remember the 737MAX problem, and even fewer will consider it when they are booking flights.

tluyben2 8y ago

If it's indeed solvable by software then it'll still sell fine, but this is one of the articles I have read where the claim is made that it is a fundamental design issue and cannot safely be fixed. I know nothing about aviation but I do spend a lot of time in planes and I sure as hell won't be boarding a MAX until the fix has been flying around without accident for a few years (I try to fly Airbus only anyway but that's not for safety reasons).

dmpk2k 8y ago
Perhaps it'll sell, but were I a buyer I'd be asking what else that Boeing might have skimped on and FAA rubber stamped. We know the plane was built in a rush, and the single-sensor MCAS is an odd choice. It's unlikely MCAS is the only problem, although hopefully it's the only dangerous one. Don't forget the perception of your ticket-buying customers.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
  I might be the only idiot but I don’t plan on flying Boeing 737 Max, no matter what kind of software fixes they put in place. Irrational? Maybe.
- ethbro 8y ago
  > what else that Boeing might have skimped on and FAA rubber stamped Are we pretending this doesn't happen with other manufacturers too? I'd rather fly on a plane that's been thoroughly revetted than one which has only been through a flawed process once.
  - cf141q5325 8y ago
    With manufacturer not being US manufacturers the size of Boeing? Personally I would doubt that. Is there any example where that happened?
  - ReptileMan 8y ago
    Yes but how many years will the revetting take? And will such audit be considered. We are probably talking 2-3 years time frame with no 737 max if they do full audit.

rootusrootus 8y ago

A year from now, only a small fraction of the flying public will remember the 737MAX problem, and even fewer will consider it when they are booking flights.