Originally Posted by
rickair7777
They might compromise and let the 7 slide. I think the only big hold-up there is the nacelles?
BCA might simply drop the 10 as too risky an investment... if they keep dumping money in development, it drags out, and then they DON'T get the EICAS exemption that would be good money after bad. They can't know today if the political landscape will support an exemption extension at the exact moment they need it. It's clear that they will no way in h3ll add an EICAS to the 10 or any other 73, so no exemption is a show stopper.
Although both sides of the political aisle have motives to keep production lines moving, since it impacts both business and labor.
With the exception of Southwest, the -10 is the one that everyone is waiting on. They need them both certified, but the -10 has the most orders by far. Boeing is a self induced fecal spectacle, but once they get the nacelles fixed and their quality control issues resolved, both models will be certified and produced for years.