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Subject: Re: The 737 MAX Grounding Is Such A Disaster That Airlines Are Leasing 30-Year-Old 737-200s
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Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
news:qiqi9v01nn2@drn.newsguy.com:
> https://jalopnik.com/the-737-max-grounding-is-such-a-disaster-that-airl
> ines-1837144886
>
> With hundreds of 737 MAX planes still on the ground following two
> fatal crashes, airlines are frantically trying to lease available 737s
> leasing 737-200s, a variant that was discontinued in 1988.
>
> That means that the newest 737-200s are 31 years old, while the plane
> itself was introduced 54 years ago. But, according to a new report by
> CNBC, airlines are willing to accept ancient planes if it means
> avoiding route cancellations.
>
> The most in-demand models, aviation consultant Phil Seymour told CNBC,
> are the 737-800s. Like the -600, -700 and the -900, the -800 is a
> member of Boeings 737 Next Generation lineup. The -800 is still in
> production today, making it more common among air carriers and easier
> to lease into their operations.
>
> The 737-200, on the other hand, has not been used by any American
> airline for quite some time. Southwest, an all-737 airline, retired
> its -200s in 2005. According to the latest airliner census, only 38
> 737-200s were in service worldwide as of last summer.
>
> low-bypass engines are less efficient and make the -200 undesirable
> for most mainline operations, the small engine openings allow the -200
> kit fitted, the 737-200 can land on unpaved airstrips.
>
> serve remote locations in Canada. The -200 also is used in some
> that can use unpaved airstrips.
>
> GOL Airlines, CNBC reported, now has to stop in the Dominican Republic
> on its flights to Florida operated by the older jets. The 737 MAX
> would have been able to fly these routes nonstop
>
> June that the FAA expects the 737 MAX to be flying again by December.
It remains a mystery how a "software glitch"
cannot be found and fixed after 6 months of
trying.
Couldn't they just manually change out the
whole computer system instead?
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