Originally Posted by
Ancient Observer
With those giant engines located where they are, and with all the other changes, maybe a completely new Certification process is required. Set a timetable, flood it with the best resources and go for it.
That would take years and would still kill off the MAX as it would make much more sense for Boeing to use the time and money to certify an all-new model to take on any successor to the Airbus A320 neo family. To certify the existing MAX as a new aircraft would cost millions, take at least two years so in 2021 Boeing would be right back where they were in March 2017 when it was first certified. And how many customers are going to want buy a brand new plane designed 6 years previously, especially when all their pilots will need to be trained on it?
Re-certification is not an option.