Boeing has signaled that if the US Congress does not open a concession in time, it could potentially even cancel the project for the 737 MAX 10, the largest 737 ever built in history.
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The Boeing 737 MAX 10 is the largest jet in the 737 family ever built and is an impressive 15 meters longer than the first of the 737100 series. This will also be the latest evolution of this series of aircraft, which for decades has been a huge success in global aviation.
Incidentally, this model was ordered by the Brazilian GOL and has more than 640 orders, but suffers from delays following the change in certification rules imposed by the FAA and the US Congress in response to the tragic events of the MAX 8 , in the years 2018 and 2019 that killed more than 300 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
The Law and the Scream
The whole problem is about that. This new rule, passed by the US Congress in 2020, will require any new aircraft certified from January 2023 to have a more advanced pilot warning system that flags any problems that may arise on board, including situations in the Connection with root causes of previous accidents .
However, Boeing is unlikely to be able to certify the Boeing 737 MAX 10 ahead of time, and this is stressing the manufacturer as it will have to halt all previous certification progress at the turn of the year to make adjustments to the aircraft’s cabin.New model.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun foresaw the problem, threatening to scrap the MAX 10 project if Congress doesn’t extend the manufacturer’s deadline for the jet to enter service without a new crew warning system can.
“It’s a risk I’m taking. If I lose the fight, I lose the fight. A world without MAX 10 is not that difficult.” Calhoun told Aviation Week in an interview.
Disclosure—Boeing
The manufacturer claims that the MAX 10 has already made native changes to make the MAX 8 safer and that a potential addition of a new system would not only further delay the project, but it and the MAX 7 (also not yet certified) unlike the MAX 8 and MAX 9 already in service, which poses complications for the airlines.
While some lawmakers are interested in extending the deadline if the FAA deems it safe, others don’t want to give Boeing another chance, largely due to pressure from the families of the MAX8 crash victims and public opinion.
Unless Congress changes the date and the MAX 10 is cancelled, it will be a sad end for the 737 series, which will lose even more market share to the Airbus A320 family, particularly the A321neo, which has confidently dominated the larger single Gear.