They...want a waiver, to have their aircraft be exempt from a safety standard, that was created literally because of that specific shitty aircraft
To be a brazen asshole
No, they're talking about the specific feature that's in the new requirements, not changes they made after the crashes.
this whole issue is about whether or not the 737 max 10 is different enough from other 737 models to require a totally different license for pilots. and in my opinion it isn't.
the feature and business practices which caused the the two crashes have been taken care of with software upgrades and new laws (there are redundancies in place in case of one angle of attack sensor failing and angle of attack information is no longer behind a 'paywall').
the plane is safe but profitability margins on airlines are low enough that not paying for a new type rating has serious impact on the demand of the plane which is a bigger problem than safety...
imo the problem here isn't politics or 'corporate corruption' but airline travel as a whole...trains, passenger ships and walking are more sustainable economically and environment wise.
we live in a country where a CEO can “threaten” the government
And on the other side of the world...
:porky-scared-flipped: :xi-gun:
China bought a bunch of Airbuses recently and there were Redditors bitching about how it was an unfair politicization of the sale.
Doesn't China have its own comercial airplane manufacturer, or is it simply they need a lot more planes than their manufacturing capacity?
Yes, they have their own manufacturer that is state owned, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (abbreviated as 'Comac', apparently)
Yes, though their first commercial jetliner is still being rolled out so I'm guessing there's not enough capacity and gaps in the lineup for now. That said, I'm sure the US and EU will do something stupid and force China to develop its own planes of all types soon.
Boeing has a long history of covering up deadly manufacturing flaws and "features", their PR just got worse.
fallen a long way
I see what you did there.
Between the F-35 and Boeing, it seems like there's huge institutional rot in the American aerospace industry.
The company believes the entire MAX family should be exempt from the latest safety standard
When safety is your top priority.
i'd really prefer not to find myself inside a 737 Max, please keep the safety standard.
