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The main issue is that both Boeing and Airline companies who are shady enough to buy this at a discount, will also actively re-brand the airplane so that it is
by DoingIsLearning 6y ago
The main issue is that both Boeing and Airline companies who are shady enough to buy this at a discount, will also actively re-brand the airplane so that it is no longer named 737-MAX.
As an example, Ryanair already ordered a batch at a bargain price and relabeled the MAX as a new aircraft '737-8200'.
- overscore 6y agoThe 737-8200 designation well predates either of the fatal crashes.
- DoingIsLearning 6y agoI stand corrected, but arguably the point stands that a different designation will be sufficient to obfuscate the '737-MAX' fligths, from any consumers trying to avoid it.
- kayfox 6y agoAll of the things so far cited as ways Boeing has been obfuscating the MAX name have been things that Boeing has not actually done. On the contrary many airlines are being clear what they are doing to bring back their MAX aircraft, and not trying to hide it. The -7 -8 and -9 designations have been used since the beginning. The -8200 is a special high capacity -8 with extra exits for a really high density 200 passenger layout that RyanAir wanted. The MAX name is a generational marketing name like how the -700, -800 and -900 got named "Next Generation" and the previous generation named "Classic" at that time. Renaming it is not going to work and would not inspire confidence, and Boeing knows that.