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You may refuse to fly on 737 Max, but how do you feel about 737-8200? Boeing will likely not use the "Max" name when the plan is put back into service. See: htt

You may refuse to fly on 737 Max, but how do you feel about 737-8200? Boeing will likely not use the "Max" name when the plan is put back into service. See: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48995509 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48995509

xiphias2 7y ago
People are not stupid. They will know the new name of the MAX whatever it will be.
- ethiclub 7y ago
  Devil's advocate: Common, successful marketing: If a brand is poisoned, distance yourself from the name & rebrand. At its extreme, it is used alongside phoenix company tactics. It works, although a (likely minority) customer portion will keep their finger on the pulse.
cloudwizard 7y ago
The engines are visibly different. They are huge.
- gizmo385 7y ago
  Do you think the majority of consumers pay any attention to the size of the engine when boarding a flight?
  - mcny 7y ago
    > Do you think the majority of consumers pay any attention to the size of the engine when boarding a flight? I am not an industry insider but my understanding is the vast majority of the flying public simply does not matter. We are flying on the cheapest possible ticket. The people who do matter imo are those who are flying on a corporate account or better yet those who control a corporate account. If wealthy people refuse to fly on this death trap, I think airlines will listen.
  - alkonaut 7y ago
    I’m sure a majority of people who step off a plane can’t say whether the plane was made by Boeing. This also means that once Boeing gets the 737-8200 (or whatever) approved for flight, it will be unnoticed for customers who won’t ever notice the difference between it and an 800 or an A320.
  - philwelch 7y ago
    They’d have to go out of their way to even see it. The gate may or may not have windows into the tarmac and the jet bridge goes all the way to the door usually.
jacquesm 7y ago
That might very well have the opposite effect of the one intended. By making it harder to identify the MAX version of the 737 people might end up refusing to fly in 737's altogether.
- kawfey 7y ago
  I fly SWA frequently, and not a flight went by without overhearing some person asking if this is a MAX8, and a number of people not realizing the MAX8 is a submodel of the 737 series.
mrtksn 7y ago
What happens if that 737-8200 crashes? It doesn't even need to be due to a fault of the plane, people will simply not trust the FAA and Boeing's explanation. It may bring down the Boeing entirely, together with the operators who use Boeing aircraft. "If it's Boeing I am not going" can turn into a real thing, drastically reducing the occupancy of the flights. These businesses operate on thin margins, not being able to fill the aeroplanes may give rather short runways before their collapse.
Tempest1981 7y ago
I'm hoping for 737 Pro Max

xiphias2 7y ago

People are not stupid. They will know the new name of the MAX whatever it will be.

ethiclub 7y ago
Devil's advocate: Common, successful marketing: If a brand is poisoned, distance yourself from the name & rebrand. At its extreme, it is used alongside phoenix company tactics. It works, although a (likely minority) customer portion will keep their finger on the pulse.

cloudwizard 7y ago

The engines are visibly different. They are huge.

gizmo385 7y ago
Do you think the majority of consumers pay any attention to the size of the engine when boarding a flight?
- mcny 7y ago
  > Do you think the majority of consumers pay any attention to the size of the engine when boarding a flight? I am not an industry insider but my understanding is the vast majority of the flying public simply does not matter. We are flying on the cheapest possible ticket. The people who do matter imo are those who are flying on a corporate account or better yet those who control a corporate account. If wealthy people refuse to fly on this death trap, I think airlines will listen.
- alkonaut 7y ago
  I’m sure a majority of people who step off a plane can’t say whether the plane was made by Boeing. This also means that once Boeing gets the 737-8200 (or whatever) approved for flight, it will be unnoticed for customers who won’t ever notice the difference between it and an 800 or an A320.
- philwelch 7y ago
  They’d have to go out of their way to even see it. The gate may or may not have windows into the tarmac and the jet bridge goes all the way to the door usually.

jacquesm 7y ago

That might very well have the opposite effect of the one intended. By making it harder to identify the MAX version of the 737 people might end up refusing to fly in 737's altogether.

kawfey 7y ago
I fly SWA frequently, and not a flight went by without overhearing some person asking if this is a MAX8, and a number of people not realizing the MAX8 is a submodel of the 737 series.

mrtksn 7y ago

What happens if that 737-8200 crashes? It doesn't even need to be due to a fault of the plane, people will simply not trust the FAA and Boeing's explanation. It may bring down the Boeing entirely, together with the operators who use Boeing aircraft. "If it's Boeing I am not going" can turn into a real thing, drastically reducing the occupancy of the flights. These businesses operate on thin margins, not being able to fill the aeroplanes may give rather short runways before their collapse.

Tempest1981 7y ago

I'm hoping for 737 Pro Max