Originally Posted by
GoodJet
Do you honestly think the CEO of Boeing is going to acknowledge on the international stage that if there is one hiccup with certification the program will face extreme scrutiny from regulators? Or the issues with starting a new production line just for the 10 at PAE? The 10 have been flying for a long time but they aren’t certified for a multitude of reasons. I’m not going to take a lot of comfort in the CEO of Boeing telling the world “just trust us, it will be fine.”
Just re-stating what was said. I am pretty sure that BA currently faces "extreme scrutiny" from both regulators and customers (including AS). If there existed a significant concern about the production of the 737, I don't believe the regulators would have approved the current increase in the production rate to 42/month, and headed to 47/month. Just my opinion, but Boeing is no longer manufacturing aircraft in a vacuum (meaning without oversight), so there have been positive changes to their oversight.
Time will tell the final answer.
S