Originally Posted by
STN Ramp Rat
and here is the evidence of that ........”NEWBIE CANT POST LINKS” Airbus would not be able get away with this if Boeing did not have the issues that they have.
BINGO! More to follow as well. The industry needs both manufacturers to be in tip top shape. When one side of a duopoly falters the entire sector of that industry loses. Look for the price of ‘bus approved toilet paper to cost $1000 a roll with a 1% “stocking fee”. (I know, extreme exaggeration but...)
Originally Posted by
Chris2303
The trouble is that the bean counters and MBAs won't see it like that.
All they can see is $$$$ signs and for some of them the 346 lives lost is probably just collateral damage.
A big stick ($$$$) straight in the chops is going to force them to see it exactly like that. We’ve seen minimal public analysis (or guesstimates, for reason) on the overall cost of this catastrophe but the 100 mil claimed by SWA pilots is a drip on the drop in the bucket! In addition, it gives us a glimpse into the future and that future will be the worlds biggest bonfire of cash going up in smoke. Oh, but but...guess what? Those arrogant bean counters and their MBA buddies will bail out in their golden parachutes leaving other entities to hold a collective bag of misery.
Even if they clear the Max next week (not happening) it will be an astronomical number. The harsh reality of the most current reports/speculation makes it seem more like months, not weeks, with the Max being grounded. This could easily approach the one year mark when all the dust settles. There’s a reason lips have been essentially stitched shut. The war room at Boeing must have a revolving door with turnstiles. And I’m trying to be optimistic here.