Originally Posted by
GlobalNav
Is it true Boeing would have to pay compensation to some airline customer(s) if more sim training is required, because of a stipulation in a sales agreement that provides a significant monetary penalty?
This:
Originally Posted by
pattern_is_full
ec - just as a reminder, Boeing introduced MCAS (in part or in whole) to allow the MAX to fly and "feel" enough like previous 73s that it would not require crews to go through special training in transitioning to the MAX.
And that was a selling point to customers, not just the regulators.
Word on the street is, Boeing gave, e.g. SWA, a $1-million-per-aircraft "performance guarantee" that no sim time would be required to transition from NG to MAX. Just "iPad ground school."
And:
Originally Posted by
SMT Member
There are rumours afloat, that the contracted Boeing signed with SW had a clause saying Boeing would pay SW 1 million USD for every aircraft delivered, if sim training was necessary to convert from NG to Max. That's 280 million good reasons why a bean counter and lawyer driven company would come up with an idea such as MCAS.
I haven't seen this denied, let alone refuted