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> It's never going to fly with airline and passengers ever again, What are Boing's alternatives here? I guess they should go back to the drawing board and scra
by bjarneh 6y ago
> It's never going to fly with airline and passengers ever again,
What are Boing's alternatives here? I guess they should go back to the drawing board and scrap this idea of just adding some large engines on a plane that was not made for them. But that fatal idea, have put them in a horrible position.
The airline business seems to be very much about saving money on fuel, and creating a new fuel efficient airplane is going to take a lot of time (which is guess is why they did this quick and dirty hack the last time, to stay competitive).
In a business like that trust is everything, and I feel the more they are trying to force people into that flawed airplane, the less likely it seems that people will trust them ever again.
- rbanffy 6y agoThe reason Boeing went with adding bigger engines to small a plane that couldn't have them is because airlines also like to save money in training and certification. If Boeing made them spend money in new training, they could spend money in better planes from the competition as well.
- Gravityloss 6y agoWell, now is the time for a clean sheet design. There isn't going to be any near term demand anyway. When production really kicks in ten years from now, the world will look different - everybody is flying really old gas guzzler planes.
- pcurve 6y agoYep. Trust is everything. Boeing is already on thin ice. Just imagine, there is one more crash related to this, and what the fall out would be. Boeing as a company would be toast. That's the risk Boeing is dealing with on hand. And it won't be just Boeing's problem, it will also be airlines' problems for not taking firmer stance.
- syshum 6y agoBoeing's passenger plane business would be done But the Space and Defense Contracts would be more than enough to keep the company around
- linuxftw 6y agoNo need to keep the company around, the assets can be absorbed by another player.
- beenBoutIT 6y agoWho in their right mind will ever trust any forthcoming Boeing passenger aircraft? Airbus will totally dominate aircraft sales to commercial airline fleets until they exhibit wreckless negligence and cause their brand to sink to Boeing's level.
- linuxftw 6y agoAs long as the court system refuses to hold airlines accountable it's always going to come down to price. If the Airlines were directly liable for a crash no matter the circumstance, then they might employ their own safety testing and quit purchasing equipment based solely on price.