Boeing Engineer Says Corporate Culture Change Behind MAX Issues

On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 9:21:14 AM UTC-5, Larry Dighera wrote:
[Bean-counters kill hundreds for a $]

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...nd-max-issues/

Boeing Engineer Says Corporate Culture Change Behind MAX Issues

If its Boeing, I AIN'T Going !

The skies around ORD seem to have more MD-80s and 90s now.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nute-gulf-hops

The grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max narrow-body jet has led Middle Eastern airline Emirates to divert normally globe-trotting Airbus SE A380 superjumbos onto 40-minute trips to replace lost capacity.

Emirates is using the double-deckers for flights from Dubai to Oman, which at 211 miles are the shortest anywhere with the model, after sister carrier FlyDubai reduced services following the idling of its 14-strong Max fleet.
Muscat was among the destinations hit as FlyDubai cut 17% of services in response to the grounding of its Max 8 and 9 aircraft, according to a statement from the short-haul airline in March. Frequencies have been pared to three a day from five, using Boeing 737-800 planes typically seating 174.

Emirates, which sells tickets on FlyDubai jets via a so-called code-share arrangement, is operating two of its own flights daily with A380s that carry 519 people. That’s 159 more per trip than the Boeing 777-300s it previously used, and which will continue to operate a third daily service.

Demand on the Muscat route is high, an Emirates spokeswoman said.