Boeing rename for the 737 MAX to 737 8200 on Ryanair aircraft.

Is this real, or a joke?

Nope. I saw it on the news this am. 

Wow, that is interesting... I miss the old Boeing, what it has evolved into is so disappointing. 

No, they’ve had that 200 name for the high density cabin version since before this fiasco.

Edited July 15, 20196 yr by KevinAu

FlightGlobal has more on the 8200 here:

 

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-name-for-ryanair-737-max-is-not-actually-new-459666/

 

Cheers

 

Mallard

Evidently some of the airlines fear that passengers will never want to fly on a 737 Max, even after Boeing completes its modifications. But Ryan Air. the low cost UK carrier seems to be planning to remove the "Max" from the designations of its aircraft.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/07/15/ryanair-and-iag-may-be-renaming-the-737-max-but-boeing-says-it-isnt/?ss=cmo-network#3d88be546cd1

It might work in the long term and fool future passengers.

Looks like it's already happened:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-max-ordered-by-ryanair-undergoes-name-change

"Photos have emerged of a 737 Max in Ryanair colours outside Boeing’s manufacturing hub, with the designation 737-8200 – instead of 737 Max – on the nose. The 737-8200 is a type name for the aircraft that is used by aviation agencies."

"Olympic, Titanic, Gigantic... um... no... ah... maybe let's call the third one Britannic instead..."

I can see the logic in Ryanair wanting the "MAX" designation to be removed. I wonder how many future air travellers will actually be reluctant to fly on a "MAX" plane....

News just today shows Ryan Air's revenue will be affected by the 737 Max problems, whether or not future passengers refuse to fly on the 737 Max. I think this also shows that any airline, like Ryan Air, whose fleet consists entirely on one aircraft model (the 737) puts itself in a risky position.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/16/ryanair-to-cut-services-due-to-boeing-737-max-crisis

 

 

They're going about it all wrong: Instead of renaming it, they should replace the MCAS stuff with a dive-bombing siren, like the one on the Junkers Ju-87 'Stuka'. Doing that wouldn't make it fly any better of course, but at least people on the ground would know it was coming.🤣

And as far as what gets painted on the side goes; I should think they could vastly improve the reputation of those particular aeroplanes, by not painting Ryanair on the side of them either. 🤣

 

Edited July 16, 20196 yr by Chock

9 hours ago, Chock said:

..... they should replace the MCAS stuff with a dive-bombing siren,...

A pity the 737 doesn't appear to have a RAT. The siren would have thus been a cheap and easy modification.. 

my moneys on Norweigen by the end of the year.  Poor sods.  Ive got 2 mates who are in their OCC in Barcelona,  they tell me its a right mess down there

Edited July 23, 20196 yr by fluffyflops

On 7/16/2019 at 12:07 PM, Chock said:

And as far as what gets painted on the side goes; I should think they could vastly improve the reputation of those particular aeroplanes, by not painting Ryanair on the side of them either. 🤣

As someone who studiously avoided flying Ryanair for many years, I have to say a number of flights I made with them during the past few years from Bristol (encouraged by my daughter who uses them a lot) were fine - the service was as good as Easy Jet and, in many ways, would give some of the legacy carriers is this neck of the woods a run for their money. But I had nothing to complain about as the flights were on time and I wasn’t dumped anywhere unexpectedly! That said, I won’t be booking on Ryanair again once they introduce the Max until the type has had at least a couple of years to prove its reliability!

Bill