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> weren't particularly cost saving Not "cost saving" per se, but definitely about money. MBAs are taught that airlines should use one kind of plane. FAA makes
by dboreham 3y ago
> weren't particularly cost saving
Not "cost saving" per se, but definitely about money. MBAs are taught that airlines should use one kind of plane. FAA makes it expensive to certify a new kind of plane. So you get this "737 of Theseus" concept where they virtualized the 737 as a "guest", implemented on a different plane "host", leading to the crashes.
- closewith 3y agoThere was and is immense pressure to retain type ratings. For example, both Ryanair and Southwest fly exclusively 737s and have enormous fleets. If type rating compatibility is lost, it's very plausible they could jump to Airbus.
- maxerickson 3y agoI don't understand why you would quote that sentence and ignore my next paragraph. They are currently flying them with the adjusted system and a few hours of additional training, pointing to the implementation rather than the approach.