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01-06-2024, 09:04 AM

#31

Smooth at FL450

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Could this be a result of a tail strike and a compromised structure in the area of the emer exit?

01-06-2024, 09:08 AM

#32

ReluctantEskimo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aero1900

No to both? (I'm an Airbus guy, I don't know the plane) Is it not a door style exit?

It's not a door. It's an option for a door that isn't installed. Basically a hole with a bolted on cover.

01-06-2024, 09:18 AM

#33

SonicFlyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AYLflyer

They need a real, clean sheet narrowbody aircraft

Airlines don't seem to be willing to pay for this.

01-06-2024, 09:20 AM

#34

2StgTurbine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicFlyer

Airlines don't seem to be willing to pay for this.

As usual, you don't know what you are talking about.

01-06-2024, 09:31 AM

#35

Stan446

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So how many extra AS miles did the pax next to the hole get?

01-06-2024, 09:35 AM

#36

polymox

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Excargodog

And it was an ETOPS bird. Imagine this happening at 40,000 feet halfway back from Hawaii rather than at 16,000 feet over Portland.

A MAX9 at 40,000 ft. You are a comedian.

01-06-2024, 10:14 AM

#37

rickair7777

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

As usual, you don't know what you are talking about.

SWA is unwilling to pay to retrain all of their pilots.

01-06-2024, 10:27 AM

#38

2StgTurbine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rickair7777

SWA is unwilling to pay to retrain all of their pilots.

That argument worked before AQP. The DC-9, MD-88, and 717 all have the same type rating, yet I still had to take up lots of sim time to fly them. The extra 2 sim sessions are a pretty minor cost for an airline. Most airlines would rather pay more money for a plane that wasn't routinely getting grounded. Airlines buy 737 for 2 reasons, they are cheap and Airbus can't make enough A321s to fill the demand. And the only reason 737s are cheap is because everyone knows Boeing is hurting for orders.