737 MAX Thread Drift
05-06-2026 | 01:49 PM
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Not really Joe. Both airbus and boeing, rather than designing something totally new, went with old designs and tweaked them a bit. Examples of "new" designs - 787, 330, 350, A220. Don't get lost in what is a new design, and what is a "new" airplane".
Don't look at certifications either, the FAA and EASA are going to demand that any "change" to an aircraft be tested and certified. That's just how they CYA. MAX 10 and 7 should be flying right now. They are basically the same as the 8/9. Yet, here we are. I could write a book about it, but not going to do that on a forum.
Don't look at certifications either, the FAA and EASA are going to demand that any "change" to an aircraft be tested and certified. That's just how they CYA. MAX 10 and 7 should be flying right now. They are basically the same as the 8/9. Yet, here we are. I could write a book about it, but not going to do that on a forum.
05-06-2026 | 01:52 PM
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Not really Joe. Both airbus and boeing, rather than designing something totally new, went with old designs and tweaked them a bit. Examples of "new" designs - 787, 330, 350, A220. Don't get lost in what is a new design, and what is a "new" airplane".
Don't look at certifications either, the FAA and EASA are going to demand that any "change" to an aircraft be tested and certified. That's just how they CYA. MAX 10 and 7 should be flying right now. They are basically the same as the 8/9. Yet, here we are. I could write a book about it, but not going to do that on a forum.
Don't look at certifications either, the FAA and EASA are going to demand that any "change" to an aircraft be tested and certified. That's just how they CYA. MAX 10 and 7 should be flying right now. They are basically the same as the 8/9. Yet, here we are. I could write a book about it, but not going to do that on a forum.
05-06-2026 | 02:15 PM
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05-06-2026 | 02:20 PM
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It was. Before that only Boeing and MD were making NB jets. The jet went into design and development in 1984. The 321 followed very shortly after introduction of the A320 into revenue service with Air France around 1988. The 321 entered revenue service circa 1994 or so.
05-06-2026 | 02:41 PM
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05-06-2026 | 03:27 PM
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Again, fan bois gonna fan boi. The 320 and it's derivatives have been around a while.
About the 330. Yes, you could say the 75 was a derivative of the 72, it was to some extent. You could say the 73 was a derivative of the 72. You could say the 319 was derivative of the 320. Just as you can say the 330 is a derivative of the 300. You could say the 76 was a derivative of the 75. Semantics. Not sure what your point is here.
05-06-2026 | 03:40 PM
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The design is actually not 60 years old. The NG was a redesign of the classic. But why bother with facts....
The MAX is not 60 years old. Its very new. The NEO is not "new" either. It's just a 321 with different engines on it. The 321 is nothing more than a 320. Same wing, same aerodynamics. Nothing really "new" about it other than it's "new" off the factory line. Same as the MAX 10 will be.
Yes, the 73 fleet here at DAL is the most reliable and dispatch-able fleet we have.
The MAX is not 60 years old. Its very new. The NEO is not "new" either. It's just a 321 with different engines on it. The 321 is nothing more than a 320. Same wing, same aerodynamics. Nothing really "new" about it other than it's "new" off the factory line. Same as the MAX 10 will be.
Yes, the 73 fleet here at DAL is the most reliable and dispatch-able fleet we have.
05-06-2026 | 03:44 PM
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And the 321neo flaps are different than the 321ceo
05-06-2026 | 03:47 PM
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