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Post by rubl on Oct 19, 2019 9:22:49 GMT 7
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Post by rubl on Nov 20, 2020 11:22:52 GMT 7
The end of the story is in sight. A major software update and a few other odd bits and pieces and a 737 MAX is good for flying comfort again. Seems the 'minor adjustments' take only about 500 hours per plane. Most work requires certified, professional personel. With hardly 400 or so planes to do we'll be flying MAX again before the end of year (2021 probably). That's assuming we beat the rona  "FAA’s go-ahead for 737 MAX’s return to flight kicks off a massive software upgrade Two years after the catastrophic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Indonesia touched off an aviation crisis, the Federal Aviation Administration today laid out the path for hundreds of 737s to return to flight. But that can’t happen immediately: It’ll take months for the FAA to check the implementation of changes in pilot training procedures, and verify all the fixes that will be made. All 737 MAX planes have been grounded worldwide in the aftermath of a second crash that occurred in Ethiopia in March 2019. ... For security reasons, the installation isn’t done wirelessly. Engineers need physical access to each aircraft, and the software package is transferred manually from a data storage device after the proper codes are entered, Fehrm said. “In total you need about 500 man-hours per aircraft to install all software patches, control these as correctly loaded and do the separation changes to the wiring demanded by the FAA in the rear of the aircraft,” he said." finance.yahoo.com/news/faa-ahead-737-max-return-185918405.html"Boeing’s Comeback From Covid Crisis Hinges on Tarnished Max Boeing Co.’s manufacturing might and financial recovery are riding on the world’s most infamous aircraft, the 737 Max. How quickly the planemaker rebounds from a devastating financial collapse depends, in large part, on whether travelers and airlines warm to its workhorse jet after two deadly crashes. U.S. regulators cleared the Max for flight Wednesday, ending a 20-month grounding that was punctuated by damaging revelations, executive-suite turmoil and eye-watering cash consumption. Tarnish and all, the latest 737 model remains Boeing’s best way to spur growth and restore a balance sheet battered by the flying ban and Covid-19 pandemic. The Max accounts for 80% of Boeing’s backlog of 5,121 orders and is the company’s only offering in the crucial single-aisle market. Pricier twin-aisle aircraft, such as Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, aren’t in demand at a time when borders are closed and airlines are fighting for survival." finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-comeback-covid-crisis-hinges-222621092.html |
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Post by rubl on Nov 22, 2020 17:53:02 GMT 7
"EU says Boeing 737 Max won't fly over the Continent just yet: The US can make its own choices over pilot training Safety first, politics second Software updates alone are not enough to make the controversial Boeing 737 Max safe enough for EU-regulated skies, the political bloc’s aviation safety regulator has decreed. In a decision published on Friday afternoon the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced it would not be adopting the US Federal Aviation Administration’s view that the Max is now safe enough for passenger flights again. While the US regulator’s decision is conditional on airlines “installing new flight control computer software,” as well as updating display screen software and aircraft manuals, and some pilot retraining - the EU wants to set its own standards in the latter case. “EASA also found that sufficient reason exists to require certain additional actions, deemed necessary to ensure safe operation of the affected aeroplanes, including pilot training,” said the agency in a statement this afternoon. " www.theregister.com/2020/11/20/eu_737_max/ |
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Post by rubl on Jul 5, 2022 11:55:25 GMT 7
Seems there may still be some minor real minor of course issues with the 737MAX. "Boeing 737 MAX mid-air emergencies revealed as US agency prepares to probe production issues Boeing's troubled 737 MAX planes — which have twice crashed, killing 346 people — have experienced at least six mid-air emergencies and dozens of groundings in the year after an extensive probe cleared them to fly. The incidents, pulled from US government air safety databases, are among more than 60 mid-flight problems reported by pilots in the 12 months after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recertified the plane's airworthiness in late 2020. Former employees of both Boeing and the FAA characterised the reports — which included engine shutdowns and pilots losing partial control of the plane — as serious and with the potential to end in tragedy." www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-27/boeing-737-max-in-mid-air-emergencies-as-us-set-to-launch-probe/101175214 |
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