Wouldn't want to be flying in or out of Houston today, schedules are going to be screwed Who is still flying the Boeing 737 Max? American Airlines The US carrier has 24 737 Max 8 aircraft in its fleet and says it has no plans to ground them at the moment. In a statement, American Airlines expressed its condolences to the families of those killed, and said it would continue to monitor the investigation into the crash. "At this time there are no facts on the cause of the accident other than news reports," read the statement. "We have full confidence in the aircraft and our crew members, who are the best and most experienced in the industry." Southwest Airlines The US carrier has 34 of the aircraft in its fleet and says it does not plan to change its operational policies or procedures. "We remain confident in the safety and airworthiness of our fleet of more than 750 Boeing aircraft," read a statement from the airline. United Airlines Also a US airline, United doesn't operate any Max 8s, but it does fly 14 737 Max 9s -- a longer version of the Max 8. The Max 9 has never crashed, but It was included in an FAA emergency airworthiness directive following the Lion Air tragedy.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/business/canada-737-max.amp.html Trump grounded the 737 max planes. Now he is handling this correctly.
With one crash and several reported instances of pilots having problems controlling the plane (that didn't end in disaster), maybe these planes should have been grounded before the second plane went down. Did it really make sense to keep flying them while Boeing worked on a solution?
[tongueincheek]Since the President takes credit when planes don't crash, shouldn't he accept the blame for when they do?[/tongueincheek]
I was thinking how odd Trumps comments trashing 'complicated planes' was since Boeing is a US huge employer and accounts for such a a large portion of our exports, then I remembered everything with Trump is about establishing dominance in negotiations. His comments looked like they were about commercial planes to the whole world but I think in his mind he is still negotiating the price for Air Force 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ne-program-white-house-and-boeing-reach-deal/
His deep airplane knowledge and business savvy didn't work so well before... The rise and fall of Donald Trump's $365 million airline https://www.businessinsider.com/don...transportation-pan-am-eastern-new-york-2019-1
