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customerserviceguy

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13. That's a good saying

Reply to Girard442 (Reply #12)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 02:13 PM

Apr 2019

And, it is clear that even very experienced pilots have encountered situations with this aircraft that have called upon their considerable skill sets. Clearly, a fix is needed, but just junking billions of dollars worth of aircraft is probably not the answer.

Hopefully, the FAA and other worldwide flight regulation authorities will look at this situation, and call for recertification of aircraft that have changes of the magnitude done with the Max. Perhaps better oversight of training is a part of the solution for the future, as well.

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U.S. airlines face too many travelers, too few planes in 737 MAX summer dilemma [View all] Eugene Apr 2019 OP

airlines will make up for it by raising fares. nt msongs Apr 2019 #1

Those planes Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #2

I think the planes could be fixed, but who would trust Boeing's current management to do it? Girard442 Apr 2019 #3

With all the changes in the design Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #4

Pilots from the vast majority of the world's airlines customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #5

I understand that there were many complaints from Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #6

My gut feeling is that the modified aircraft with a properly implemented MCAS would OK. Girard442 Apr 2019 #9

I still believe the problem to be the design Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #11

It shouldn't require exceptional flying skills to keep a plane from plunging into the ground... Girard442 Apr 2019 #8

And if everything always went 100% right customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #10

The Brits have a saying... Girard442 Apr 2019 #12

That's a good saying customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #13

I just got an email from American saying they were grounding their MAX 8s until August 47of74 Apr 2019 #7