Originally Posted by
excrab
I think I must have a somewhat simplistic view compared with everyone else on this forum. I’ve been flying the 737 for sixteen years, first the 500, then 300 then 800 then the Max8. If something goes wrong a light comes on in front of us, we look up, see what’s happening, then either carry out the memory drills, or action the QRH, or both. If that’s safe with 178 passengers why isn’t it safe with 204. Or if it’s not safe with 204 why aren’t the 737 variants already flying being grounded ?
That's the same kind of reasoning, why you could perfectly fly without (E)GPWS, or drive cars without seatbelts, etc. It's called progress, and with progress you need to set deadlines, otherwise, everybody will find reasons, a feature is not needed for them, despite the feature bottom line giving advantages. And, this stuff should have been there, a long time ago, though Boeing managed to get away with it, because of the history certification, etc.
And, there are many more reasons, a 737 should be just outright history (the fuselage breakup tendency with accidents, the cockpit overhead panels falling down on the pilots, to give some examples). A classic car is a beauty, though from a safety POV a nightmare.