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Post by Jeff on Dec 19, 2020 17:32:07 GMT
I see that GOL has resumed 737MAX flights. How do our members feel about flying on a MAX, or Ryanair’s 737-8200!? Perfectly happy. Rather like the situation following the lifting of the 1979 grounding of the DC10s after the Chicago AA crash, its the most crawled over type from a safety perspective. I think Ryanair still awaits final certification approval for the additional emergency exit required for the larger capacity 8200. I seem to remember pax at the gates refusing to board the DC10s after returning to service. I wonder if the B8200 will suffer the same fate
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Post by dave on Dec 19, 2020 17:40:54 GMT
hi, not to happy, with the recent stories about money before quality, and Boeing having to much influence over the FAA... ask me again after about 1yr's operations, must say sorry and sad for the Boeing reputation.
stay safe, regards, dave...
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Post by davebasing on Dec 19, 2020 17:58:16 GMT
hi, not to happy, with the recent stories about money before quality, and Boeing having to much influence over the FAA... ask me again after about 1yr's operations, must say sorry and sad for the Boeing reputation. stay safe, regards, dave... Yes, if it was just the FAA's certification I'd be a bit concerned too, but EASA has done extensive flight tests etc up in Canada which gives me much more comfort.
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Post by rugbyref on Dec 19, 2020 18:49:54 GMT
I see that GOL has resumed 737MAX flights. How do our members feel about flying on a MAX, or Ryanair’s 737-8200!? Perfectly happy. Rather like the situation following the lifting of the 1979 grounding of the DC10s after the Chicago AA crash, its the most crawled over type from a safety perspective. I think Ryanair still awaits final certification approval for the additional emergency exit required for the larger capacity 8200. I lost a really good friend and her family in the Turkish DC10 crash. I felt really uncomfortable in my 2 DC10 flights afterwards. There is something different about a design or maintenance flaw that feels different from ‘other causes’ crashes.
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Post by dave on Dec 21, 2020 18:37:29 GMT
hi, came across this, and a few more good you tube video's about Boeing, after seeing a news item on Euro-news about the 787...
Boeing Found Even More Carbon Defects In The ... - youtube.com
stay safe, regards. dave...
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Post by alfred on Dec 21, 2020 19:04:11 GMT
My brother in law has recently retired from Boeing.I would imagine he was lower to middle management. He was telling me how much Boeing has changed and how the old school was just swept aside and money saving became the new God.
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Post by Jeff on Dec 21, 2020 19:47:12 GMT
I personally think the solid designs of the past which Boeing could guarantee would be bought throughout the world have now been compromised by Airbus offering the competition of a similar product.
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Post by alfred on Dec 21, 2020 19:57:08 GMT
Interesting. I last had a long conversation with my brother in law when we visited them in Seattle in 2006 when he was still working for Boeing.As far as i remember his view of Airbus was that it was built to a price and a was a throw away aircraft.He was also of the view that Airbus discounted heavily because they were subsidised by the constituent governments. At that time in his view Boeing could do no wrong.
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Post by Jeff on Dec 21, 2020 20:02:03 GMT
Unfortunatly the reliabity and longevity of the Airbus product seems to have caught Boeing on the hop. The A220 is also proving a hit which again was a type Boeing seems to have overlooked competition wise
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Post by alfred on Dec 22, 2020 10:10:06 GMT
Yes, i am sure you are right.I see Boeing have issues with the 787 again. Incidentally, the day we flew to Seattle in 2006 was the day the A 380 first flew into Heathrow.I was lucky enough to see it.Was very impressed, still am.
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