What is the endgame now for 737 MAX planes? Every airline using them has had several weeks to totally reorganize to deal with these huge missing parts of their fleets.
Boeing keeps talking about fixing them and putting them back in the air, but I dunno. At this point, it should be agreed the fundamental design flaws are serious, and Boeing should have simply made a brand new plane, with much more modern controls and predictable maneuvering. Yes, pilots would have to be certified for these new plans, but that cost pails to the money lost from these grounded fleets.
I'd honestly like to see the 737 MAX taken out of service and Boeing simply ending this line. The old planes should be stripped for parts and as much recycled as possible. It's going to cost them a lot of money, and it should. Their mistakes lead to the deaths of two whole planeloads of passengers. Airbus, Bombardier and others will probably make a lot out of this disaster, and that's probably a good thing and will help competition in this small/narrow market.
I've decided never to fly Boeing ever again (not just the 737 max). I'm pretty sure I'll remember just fine and stick to my decision. Everyone I have had discussions with about this issue is also not willing to fly 737 max and for some this extends to Boeing as a whole.
With this kind of publicity I don't see how can Boeing can possibly not punished by the market itself. Even before 737 Max fleet was grounded, I already started hearing, from a lot of different people, that they wouldn't fly on that plane.
The PR fail with the 737 MAX might also bankrupt the company if no one wants to fly on them. I know what I would do as CEO facing those two dire futures.
Whatever it's worth, this whole thing has traumatized me so much it makes me fearful of flying at all. But one thing's for sure, if I have any say, I'll probably never fly a 737 MAX again.
I'm sure there are many people who will do the same. In fact, every flight I do go on now, I check to make sure it is not a MAX.
I doubt there will be enough people who think this way that it would cause a problem economically for any airlines that carry this line, and I'm sure with time, people will forget, but I sure as hell will do my best not to.
I'm actually wondering if the 737 MAX will make it back into service. Every single one of these planes will need to be flow back to one of their maintenance centers (like the one south of Seattle) and undergo retrofits.
Hopefully it will result in Bowing being required to make this a new plane and a lot of pilot re-certification. If it does return to the market, I wonder if they'll be forced to rebrand it. It's obviously not a 737.
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