Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Indeed. No one, not even politicians in states with Boeing production facilities, feels safe about leaning on the FAA to cut any sort of deal with Boeing on safety issues. That most of these orders will eventually be replaced by Max 9 orders with the same grandfathered systems notwithstanding.
Well, it’s dumb to allow MAX 8 and 9s to fly with their current alert system methods, continue to produce for the next 25 year airplane life cycles, but kill the MAX 10 for not having EICAS. The 10’s alert system is literally going to be the same as the MAX 8 and MAX 9. And they are going to have a 25-30 year life at the airlines like any other airplane.
So anyone calling to cancel the MaX 10 sure isn’t doing it for “safety” related reasons. I, for one, hope the MAX 10 gets certified under the old rules. This is nothing more than the FAA flexing their muscles and posturing in a post MAX grounding environment to “take their time” on certifying this plane. They have all the documents they need for months now and they still said they won’t be able to meet the Jan 1 deadline.
Remember, this is the same FAA that refused to ground the MAX. And the same DOT Secretary that flew a SWA MAX8 from Dallas to DC AFTER the second MAX to show her confidence in the MAX planes. Now they care? Not buying it. Public optics, nothing more.