Originally Posted by
baseball
Negative. I know exactly what I am talking about. Boeing is too lazy to do it right, so they put a bandaid on their lack of vision and call it good. Customers apparently want a longer range jet (than the traditional variants of the 737). Boeing says sure, here comes the max.
Some customers (SWA) only flies the 737, so they really need it. I don't think SWA would buy an upgraded/newer model of the 757 even if it was dirt cheap.
There is information out there that suggests they can reacquire the tooling and jigs necessary to re-open the line.
It doesn't have to be a "cost" issue. Those costs can be passed down to the consumer as they are already.
It should be a quality issue. Boeing hasn't had many difficulties at all with the 757. It's a high quality machine, well designed, and well suited for a variety of missions and it does them economically.
At issue here is the fact that the B-737 maximus is akin to putting the round peg into the square hole.
All those ref speeds are insane....That should be a clue as to the fact that they have stretched, weighted it down, etc to the max.
Now what's holding it up? aerodynamic forces/loads in high speed decent....I guess the trim wheel will be very hard to use in certain scenarios. Is the FAA going to test everyone's upper body strength to insure they can manipulate it?
The 757 performed so well, so economically, airlines stopped ordering it until Boeing had to stop making it. It’s not some conspiracy. They build what airlines will buy, and if the 757 was as economical as you say, they’d still be rolling off the line.