Originally Posted by
Paul Lupp
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Possibly it should add that a psychiatrist will be needed on board every flying 737 MAX to calm passenger nerves?
Not only is the737MAX name tainted, but I believe that the acronym "MCAS" is similarly tainted. I would have thought that Boeing would need to come up with a new name for the "modified" software so that any passenger with doubts could be told that MCAS no longer exists but has been replaced by a new improved piece of software. However, re-branding the 737MAX as something else may prove trickier, as it would be very easy to say "ah yes, it's just a 737MAX with a different name" (for those in the UK, a bit like re-naming Sellafield to Winscale).
Let's just hope that the "fix" involves elimination of a single sensor providing a high-priority input for the computers......
Well after 53 years isn't it about time they ceased calling it a '737' just to avoid full new type certifications when it is nothing like the early 737's!