- Air Transat fans : its a bit unwise to celebrate this news of fleet renewal. Why ? Closely read the article. It says the planned A321neo fleet will be powered by P&W geared turbofans. WAAY too many in-flight shutdowns experienced on the GTF . No, that doesn't mean Greatest Turbo Fan. The promised economy has been overwhelmed by unacceptably poor reliability. Ask Indigo. Ask Airbus why so many brand new A320s are parked engine-less at Toulouse, waiting for P&W to deliver functional engines
(Written on 2019/05/07)(Permalink)
Brand image is the topic. Consumers will mistrust both Boeing AND the FAA in this episode. I have no beef with Corvairs & I admire the Edsels as collectors items. Of course the mention of R. Nader causes polarization. I do feel that some courageous industry whistle blowers have done the public a favor. BUT, theres no justice centered in rent-seeking tort lawyers, who feed off the misery of others
(Written on 2019/04/26)(Permalink)
- None of these are proven designs nor have had long term service. Indigo airlines is now under a show-cause safety audit from India DGCA. More than 18 cases of midair engine failures / problems since January in Indigo fleet of GTF pwrd A320neos. Who knows for GTF. Will the hope of Grand Trophy Financially become seen as engine style Guaranteed To Fail ? For me, nogo on powerplants that run half fast
(Written on 2019/04/25)(Permalink)
- From a branding standpoint, in the eyes of John Q Consumer, the 737 MAX occupies a spot between the ill-fated Ford Edsel and the Chevy Corvair. One a corporate failure and the other a crappy design, unsafe at any speed. credit to Mr. Ralph Nader for publicizing the Corvair instabilities
(Written on 2019/04/25)(Permalink)
- Basically drivel. Would expect such from starry eyed 12 year olds. Heres the deal -- when 737 MAX design failures show that FLY BY WIRE can quickly become DIE BY WIRE is when this SLF will book on none other than Proven aircraft and seasoned pilots
(Written on 2019/04/25)(Permalink)
Its all very fine to gawk at the newest A220 pony with claimed high efficiency. Before SWA swoons, how bout research the in-flight shutdown rate of the newer P&W Geared Turbofans. GTF powers A220 , and powers some of the A320neos. The IFSD rate is shocking. Recently, A P&W GTF engine failed during the INITIAL DELIVERY flight to an Asian A320neo customer. SWA : Do you really wanna buy an engine type that can't even survive its maiden delivery flight ? Does " GTF " mean Going To Fail
(Written on 2019/04/24)(Permalink)
- Given that MCAS might mean " Mechanism to Crash Airplane Suddenly ", I agree with the reasonable policy to mandate high fidelity simulator training for pilots of this MAX aircraft type. World regulators need to override the bobble head "yes-men" of FAA, in league with the Boeing cabal, conspiring to sell the fantasy that the 737 MAX flies oh-so-similar to any other 737. Don't worry their little pilot heads about manuals, training ...
(Written on 2019/04/17)(Permalink)
For those unaware of history - Re-branding has indeed been employed in commercial aviation. After some spectacular accidents, the troubled DC-10 aircraft series was RE-BRANDED as MD-10, MD-11. Also, the final? derivative of the DC-9, MD-80, MD-90 product series became designated as a Boeing sibling, using the moniker Boeing 717.
(Written on 2019/04/17)(Permalink)
- So many opinions, so few facts. First, understand what were the planned UAL routes for their fleet of 737 MAX 9s BEFORE they became grounded. Planned MAX Routes were in two basic categories: A) West Coast cities to Hawaii. (SFO & LAX) and B) Houston IAH to Central America / Latin America. To operate these routes, UAL requires ETOPS rated aircraft with enough seats to accommodate the booked SLF. Thus, they trot out spare 777/787 for the operations & fly with lots of empty seats. Since I travel UAL from Newark, I would have preferred UAL to shift some aging 757-767 from EWR duty to cover the missing MAXes, & deploy 787 for the EWR to Europe routes operated with tattered 767s
(Written on 2019/04/13)(Permalink)
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