全部
← Back to Squawk list
FAA Investigates Boeing for Noncompliance with Safety Standards
The FAA has officially launched an investigation into the in-service incident involving the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 N704AL aircraft. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Incompetence is usually a choice and there is such a thing as too cheap. Hope somebody at Boeing figures that out before it's too late.
Exactly Cutting corners and being too cheap.
I think Herb Kelleher said the following: "You can make a frozen pizza so cheap that nobody wants to buy it". Boeing should heed his warning.
I think Herb Kelleher said the following: "You can make a frozen pizza so cheap that nobody wants to buy it". Boeing should heed his warning.
Amen, brother. They are running out of luck and time.
I wonder how long it is before Southwest announces a purchase of the A220 or A319neo. As I am sure this will delay their Max 7s for another year.
Alaska Airlines just last year completed their transition to an all-Boeing fleet. They got rid of their Airbus planes and retired the Dash-8s. The latter, to me, were the iconic aircraft for Alaska. Publicly they said it was because they wanted to reduce costs by eliminating the need for triplicate maintenance. They kept their Embraer 175s, though technically they are operated by Horizon Air and Skywest. I guess at least they don't have any turboprops now.
The MAX is a quarter of their fleet. Alaska will be in a world of hurt if any of the NG models gets grounded, too.
The MAX is a quarter of their fleet. Alaska will be in a world of hurt if any of the NG models gets grounded, too.
I have not seen anywhere where this is anything but a quality control issue. If that is truly the case, then I don't see any additional delays. If it's a design issue, then yes they are in a world of hurt.
My take is the FAA is going to kill them with new paperwork. Additional inspections will slow their production line. Congress gave the FAA authority to hire to inspect and ensure Boeing aircraft are safe. This is the next round of FAA hiring.
"Killing a company with paperwork" doesn't fix the problem, that would be nothing but retribution. The FAA's job is consumer safety...put in place fixes that make us safe, killing them with paperwork will probably lead to us being less safe. The CEO and CFO need to go.
The FAA denied several 737-7 certification documents because the font was wrong.
If they'd have held onto those A321neo's they could probably have reduced that number significantly.
While a single-type fleet makes financial sense, in situations where a fleet is grounded it can become very expensive. American found that out a few years back when they had to ground their entire MD80 fleet for inspections. It was very expensive for them.