February 5, 20242 yr 5 hours ago, Luke said: I think that would have destroyed Boeing. This is a great article that talks about the economics of new airliners:https://www.construction-physics.com/p/a-cycle-of-misery-the-business-of A whole new family/design is a "bet the company" kind of activity, which is why it happens so rarely. Cheers But the possibility of the MAX turning a profit shrinks more with every year we get into this program, never in the history of Aviation has a re-engine turned out like this, and they are going to have to build a new ground up replacement anyways so no avoiding that. Like I said they should have stuck to the original plan Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
February 6, 20242 yr Author From BBC News yesterday: "The boss of Emirates airline has warned Boeing is in the "last chance saloon", saying he had seen a "progressive decline" in its performance. He also told the Financial Times that Emirates would send its engineers to monitor Boeing's production lines. In response to Sir Tim's remarks, Boeing pointed to comments its chief executive, Dave Calhoun, made last week, when he said: "We understand why [customers] are angry and we will work to earn their confidence."" It seems many of the airlines are unhappy with Boeing, but there is nowhere else to go to buy airliners, except Airbus, and they have a waiting list years long into the future> My system specs: Intel [email protected] - 5.2 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB DDR4 RAM, Noctua NH-D15 CPU Cooler,1TB Seagate SSD, 4TB Seagate HD, Windows 10, Asus 32 inch monitor, Saitek Yoke, Throttle Quadrant, Rudder Pedals and Trim Wheel Sims: MSFS2020 Preferred Aircraft Black Square Bonanza, and Baron, A2A Comanche, PMDG DC-6, Red Wing L1049
February 10, 20242 yr Wendover put out a video covering the background that lead to Boeing's troubles.
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