737 MAX grounded
04-13-2019, 05:50 PM
#242
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I know, but the article is about high and hot. I had the flap 5 go around explained to me in the sim as an improved climb go around. Just like the takeoff, you run like hell and throw it into the air. I thought that it was funny at the time. Not so funny remembering when you’re doing a flap 5 or normal go around at the end of a long day though.
04-13-2019, 08:01 PM
#243
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Personally, I LOVE seeing Boeing hammered over this and I think the end result is they will be turning out some really, REALLY safe and well-engineered airplanes in the years to come.
These two accidents, while tragic, were perfectly timed to now ensure only the highest level of engineering and regulatory oversight for the 777x (which, who knows, they may end up selling us), the new MOM aircraft (which we will likely buy), and the MAX 10 (which we are buying).
These two accidents, while tragic, were perfectly timed to now ensure only the highest level of engineering and regulatory oversight for the 777x (which, who knows, they may end up selling us), the new MOM aircraft (which we will likely buy), and the MAX 10 (which we are buying).
04-13-2019, 08:18 PM
#244
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Personally, I LOVE seeing Boeing hammered over this and I think the end result is they will be turning out some really, REALLY safe and well-engineered airplanes in the years to come.
These two accidents, while tragic, were perfectly timed to now ensure only the highest level of engineering and regulatory oversight for the 777x (which, who knows, they may end up selling us), the new MOM aircraft (which we will likely buy), and the MAX 10 (which we are buying).
These two accidents, while tragic, were perfectly timed to now ensure only the highest level of engineering and regulatory oversight for the 777x (which, who knows, they may end up selling us), the new MOM aircraft (which we will likely buy), and the MAX 10 (which we are buying).
They tried to Airbus a Guppy and unfortunately didn't know how. Single source data input failure that forces a crash is worse than a rookie move.
04-13-2019, 09:27 PM
#245
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- another SWA guy
04-14-2019, 10:31 AM
#246
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I just hope we get the MOM aircraft next decade and a ton of A220-300s. We’ve got over 500 737-700s that need to get replaced and the A220-300 would be a phenomenal aircraft to replace them with.
I think some of you looking in don’t realize how firmly entrenched the “only 737s” mentality is at SWA.
04-14-2019, 12:24 PM
#247
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Exactly. We had 9 at the time of the grounding but we have 14 today as 5 were “delivered” in the last few weeks and counting. It is wrecking our 737 pilot’s Summer schedules and I’m finding that pulling all the spares to cover the schedule means flying planes with MELs which we rarely have here at UAL. We have stated publicly that we can only get by doing this until June 4th, when we will probably have to start cancelling flights. The 757/767/777 domestic birds can only cover so much and the Airbus fleet is stretched to the max already(no pun intended).
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