Originally Posted by
dontgive2FACs
Some very good points in here. Good food for thought.
Despite the aeroplanes sitting idle and orders, it’s going to be interesting to see what success this aeroplane has after its shaky start.
If the max indeed gets back in the air (and is accepted by airlines and the public), surely it will be known perpetually for this sad start.
Hi there
The public have incredibly short memories about such things and are easily misled by renaming for example.
DC10 +MD!!
Spantax + Spanair
Swissair = Swiss
German wirings becomes Euro Wings
Then there is just the fact that they have short memories. None of my friends have any idea what plane they flew on this year on holidays and care less. OK, there will be an initial "Is this a MAX" reaction for a few months but then it will disappear..
The damage to Boeing is still massive but the 737 may yet become the first plane to reach 100 years in service mostly in its origin guise as a 707 from 1958! Same fuselage and main design features including STAB trim system. Can still be flown "by wire" meaning 10mm stainless steel cables connected from controls to the surfaces that control the plane.
Manual Reversion.
Happy new year to all
R.Guy