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Their sales people are on auto-pilot?

It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
by eurogreen on Tue Jun 18th, 2019 at 10:27:16 AM EST
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This is what happened
Acknowledging that certain practical considerations had been overlooked in production, Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg admitted at a press conference Monday that the company had made a mistake by including an automatic self-destruct function on all 737 Max airplanes. "At the time, we thought that having a simple, one-step option for destroying the aircraft would streamline operations and provide convenience to pilots, but in hindsight, we now see that it probably wasn't the best idea," said Muilenburg, noting that in light of two crashes within the past year, the button to obliterate the now-grounded planes should have at the very least been labeled and located in an area that wasn't directly on the pilot's yoke. "
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by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Tue Jun 18th, 2019 at 05:59:11 PM EST
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Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Tue Jun 18th, 2019 at 09:29:56 PM EST
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They have engaged the MCAS.
by Bernard (bernard) on Tue Jun 18th, 2019 at 06:29:43 PM EST
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Design flaw in Boeing 737 MAX - engines on wings compensated by MCAS software feature.

○ Whatis the Boeing 737 Max Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System?

CEO Muilenberg withheld intentionally MCAS details from airlines ... here

At an employee meeting Jan. 14, 2011, Albaugh dismissed the Airbus A320neo and its potential competitiveness vs the 737NG. He stated "I don't think we will re-engine".

○ Pilots reveal safety fears over Boeing's fleet of Dreamliners

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Tue Jun 18th, 2019 at 09:50:09 PM EST
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Never mind:

BA parent company reveals plans to buy 200 Boeing 737 Max jets - Guardian

The parent company of British Airways has announced plans to buy 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the first new sales deal for the passenger jet since it was grounded because of safety fears after two crashes.

The short-haul planes would be delivered between 2023 and 2027 and shared among International Airlines Group's carriers, including Vueling, the low-cost venture Level, and BA, for its flights out of London Gatwick airport.

Meanwhile, the A vs. B slugfest goes on (this is not called Paris Air Show for nothing):

Airbus fights back with big name buyers after Boeing's MAX showstopper

LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - Airbus sealed deals with big name buyers for its latest passenger jet at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday, battling back from the potential loss of a major customer a day earlier when IAG placed a lifeline order for Boeing's grounded 737 MAX jet.

Indigo Partners, the private equity firm of veteran low-cost airline investor Bill Franke, and American Airlines each signed up for 50 of Airbus's new long-range A321neo jet, although some orders were converted from deals on other models.

by Bernard (bernard) on Wed Jun 19th, 2019 at 08:33:24 PM EST
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BA is going to use them for kamikaze attacks on the EU after Brexit.
by rifek on Tue Jul 2nd, 2019 at 05:12:49 AM EST
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