Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting ability to shut off MCAS

Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by jwr on Saturday May 11, 2019 @11:08PM (#19889870)

I think the 737 MAX should be properly re-certified as a new airplane once the "fixes" are implemented. The whole idea that you can significantly alter an existing airplane by mounting larger engines more forward, add new automatic systems, and still pretend that it's the same airplane, is flawed.

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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by SomeHacker44 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @11:28PM (#19889932)

Could not agree more. This is the real “fix” once the plane is rendered safe ... if the regulators or Boeing can ever be trusted about thus airframe again.

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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by the_mitsuhiko on Sunday May 12, 2019 @05:12AM (#19890904)

The 737 MAX cannot be certified as a new plane so that is not an option.

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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by nicoburns on Sunday May 12, 2019 @06:30AM (#19891124)

Why not?

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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by the_mitsuhiko on Sunday May 12, 2019 @06:59AM (#19891214)

Because it has grandfathered rules that new planes don’t have it depends on. For instance no new plane design us allowed to have 737 style emergency exits.

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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by jwr on Sunday May 12, 2019 @01:02PM (#19893040)

Oh, that's bad. In that case, I expect we will see it forced through the regulatory pipeline, because Boeing is "too big to fail". This is not good, neither for us passengers nor for aviation safety in general.

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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by anticensor on Sunday May 12, 2019 @02:19PM (#19893516)

Just add more doors.

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