Originally Posted by
FCeng84
It would be interesting to know the history of these options. I would imagine that this story looks something like one of the two following flavors;
1. Did Boeing originally offered these options with some customers choosing them and others declining?
2. Or did Boeing design the 737MAX flight deck without them only to have some customers request them to which Boeing agreed provided those to customers who were willing to pay enough to cover the development costs?
In all the talk about airlines having to pay extra for these AOA displays and AOA disagree message I have not heard how much they cost. Without understanding the full history (which I don't) it seems unfair after seeing these displays only on some 737MAXs to jump to the conclusion that Boeing was using them as a way to get more out of customers willing to pay for them.
I did read somewhere, dont remeber where, that the price asked by Boeing was 60,000 US$ for the AoA indicator/display. I dont know if that could be correct, if it is, then it is not cheap at all.