Originally Posted by
A and C
once Boeing have a fix for this problem and the aircraft is back in service the general public will soon forget and the 737 will march on for another forty years.
Not so sure of that , as this reminds me of the DC10 days for those here old enough to remember. . When late night shows start to make jokes about it and question its ability to fly , the general public starts to be aware of the problems and vote with its feet.
Maybe the news cycle in 2019 is much shorter than it was in the 1970s, and you are right, people may forget soon , but I can see , just like the DC10, the Max effectively being restricted to the US market and a few exotic users, while a re branded version will be pushed up ( e.g. the MD-11) .
In addition to this, I was just watching CNN where the CEO of Ethiopian was interviewed by Richard Quest , and he declared that he lost confidence in Boeing and cancellation of its Max orders were being looked at.