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"The too early is easily fixed" You can not just stick some new engines to a plane and elongate the body. This needs more investments and certification. Less c
by newdude116 6y ago
"The too early is easily fixed"
You can not just stick some new engines to a plane and elongate the body. This needs more investments and certification. Less costly than a new plane but still costs.
"What really doomed it was the proliferation of small airports "
It is hard to predict the future. Just as an example:
Many small EU airports may close due to new EU regulation and limited subsidiaries. Many of the small airports create heavy losses that are financed by taxes. This may come to an end. Also, Europe is thinking to revive the TEE trains (Trans Europe Express).
The bottom line: things can change.
- G4E 6y ago>You can not just stick some new engines to a plane and elongate the body. This needs more investments and certification. Less costly than a new plane but still costs. Isn't what Boeing basically did with their 737-Max ? With no new certification ?
- newdude116 6y agoI am not an airplane engineer. Part of the certification is that you can do this. Elongating the body would be a different thing again. My "new certification" was in regarding to the Federal Aviation Administration. You are referring to pilots certification. Yes, after the FAA gives green light, the plane is certified. And a pilot may or may not, based in his types of licenses fly the plane or require new training. In case of 737-Max new training was not deemed necessary. :-(
- m4rtink 6y agoIsn't ICE (Inter City Express) basically the descendant of TEE ? I wonder what revived TEE would bring on top of that, possibly other than retro nostalgia. Also often trains are limitted by inadequate or missing high speed rail infrastructure.