QF fleet renewal still a long way off

[Berlin]

737 Max will be the safest aircraft in the sky when it’s cleared to fly again which it absolutely will be - no aircraft in the history of aviation has been subject to this level of evaluation and testing.

Wishful thinking of a Boeing fanboy, that is what this is. I don't see it and many pilots who know much more of the technical details than I do seem to agree.

They might fly again quite soon in the US domestically, political pressure will work wonders. But in the rest of the world- let's wait and see!

 

[justinbrett]

Not according to the NY Times article. I had previously known about the engine issue - which the software was supposed to mitigate, but wiring and potential short circuits ...

Regards,

BD

You might want to re-read my post and then google what avionics means.

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Wishful thinking of a Boeing fanboy, that is what this is. I don't see it and many pilots who know much more of the technical details than I do seem to agree.

They might fly again quite soon in the US domestically, political pressure will work wonders. But in the rest of the world- let's wait and see!

And the CEO of IAG (BA etc) bought how many aircraft? While they were grounded?

 

[jb747]

737 Max will be the safest aircraft in the sky when it’s cleared to fly again which it absolutely will be - no aircraft in the history of aviation has been subject to this level of evaluation and testing.

Whatever it is that you’re smoking, can I have some....

The 737 will remain a deeply flawed aircraft, that should have been pensioned off quite some time ago. The problem is that it is neither FBW nor purely manual, and the mix does not work well.

 

[BD1959]

You might want to re-read my post and then google what avionics means.

... and you might want to google "heavier engines placed further forward" to understand that the fundamental issue MCAS was introduced to mitigate is not one of "avionics/software".

Regards,

BD

 

[pauly7]

Sounds like AJ is just trying to leverage a better deal with Airbus, surely he wouldn’t seriously be considering the 737MAX’s

Qantas sees bargain planes at end of 737MAX grounding

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says his airline's unmatched safety reputation positions it to negotiate a cut-price deal with Boeing for a new fleet of 737MAX aircraft when the grounded jet returns to the skies.

www.smh.com.au

As VA have already bought them and if QF think they really are safe at some point in the future - then AU pax basically won’t have a choice if they want to fly domestically.

That being said the A320s in QFLink livery flying around do look awful pretty