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I fly, follow the news, and assume I'll probably fly one one at some point because there's not enough alternative options. It's not what I want, but if they hav
by sjm-lbm 6y ago
I fly, follow the news, and assume I'll probably fly one one at some point because there's not enough alternative options. It's not what I want, but if they have a fix proven out by a lot of successful flight time and a MAX flight has the arrival time I need.. why not?
Part of the reason Boeing is going to survive is the pure fact that Airbus can't make enough airplanes to cover the market.
- pydry 6y agoChina and Airbus together probably can. China already has a 737 MAX competitor - the COMAC C919. People have been a bit wary of Chinese safety but Boeing kind of gifted them the benefit of the doubt on that front.
- dirtyid 6y agoCOMAC is nowhere near ready and will have to prove itself in the domestic market before international rollout. That said Chinese aviation safety is among the best after a very rough start, but the real issue is airplane sales involve geopolitics, and geopolitics is not looking favourable by the time COMAC is ready. >gifted them the benefit of the doubt on that front I haven't seen anyone discuss this, but China was responsible for (justifiably) grounding the MAX around the world and crippling Boeing short term. CAAC was the first to ground Chinese MAX fleet after Ethiopian crash, which inspired everyone else to despite FAA insisting MAX airworthiness. I'm sure US is going to remember that when COMAC is open for deliveries, not that the US will ever buy, but the smearing is going to be rough.
- pydry 6y agoUS won't ever buy COMAC. It's much too protectionist. Other countries will. I expect Ethiopia will be happy to buy COMAC. As will most other countries in the world that witnessed this shitshow. The plane is pretty much ready. It'll start flying in 2021.