Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER

Just one question…..what happens when the MAX8s get grounded for yet another Boeing f__k up? What if that’s two years or more down the road and our fleet is composed of a larger percentage of them?

It’s obvious that rightly so the FAA and general public want Boeing’s head to roll and have an ax to grind with them, so I wouldn’t rule that out.

An engine cowling being shed due to the anti-ice being left on isn’t that far fetched. If it results in a crash the general public fueled by the media will go absolutely ballistic and create a ton of pressure to ground *ALL* MAXes as they all have the composite lip. The FAA already has it out for Boeing and now Spirit Aerospace.

For a bunch of supposedly really smart people it sure is dumb of SWA upper management and BOD to keep doubling down on putting all our eggs in the MAX basket.