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It actually isn't a question of the money so much as of time. A new airplane would take about 10-15 years to come to market. And then nothing is won. The proble
by _ph_ 3y ago
It actually isn't a question of the money so much as of time. A new airplane would take about 10-15 years to come to market. And then nothing is won. The problem isn't that the doors are bad on the Max, the problem is, that they are not properly attached.
Also rushing a new plane is more likely to be a safety risk. The 737 fundamentally is a safe plane - there is plenty knowledge on how to operate it safely. A completely new design would start that from scratch.
- nottorp 3y ago> The 737 fundamentally is a safe plane Which 737? Have you forgotten the 350 people killed by trying to make the 737 MAX pretend it flies like an earlier model?
- _ph_ 3y agoAll of them. As shown by the overall statistics. And no, I haven't forgotten the MAX crashes. But the issue was addressed. And I hope all 737 pilots have checked the corresponding cutoff switches. But that is exactly the point: a new plane would mean a new learning phase how to operate it safely. It can and should be done, but it isn't a silver bullet, especially none which would arrive withing the next 10 years.