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A comment on Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737 Max. Parent comment

Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by masklinn on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:07AM (#19917597)
> Not like I trust Airbus with the A220, since they've got the same motivation to string the A320 along that Boeing has to string along the 737

They really don't, because it's much easier to cross-qualify between types of the standard Airbus range (the A3x0) than it is across Boeing's 7x7: the quotes I've seen are 2 to 15 days depending on the move (15 is going from A320 to A380) whereas outside of specific pairs for Boeing it's pretty much a full type rating (30~40 days).

Also I'm not aware of airlines flying only and solely the A320. Airlines like Southwest which refuse to fly anything other than the 737 were a big reason for the MAX.

Finally, the A320 is a much younger frame than the 737 and was FBW from the start, A320 launched in 1984, the 737 launched in 1967.

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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by inferiorhuman on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:18AM (#19917666)
Also I'm not aware of airlines flying only and solely the A320

Allegiant and EasyJet are, IndiGo was for years A320-only, and Batik Air (part of the Lion Air group) will be soon. Edelweiss has A330 and A340 as well but it's relatively easy to move between the 320/330/340.

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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by 8draco8 on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @06:11AM (#19917904)
I believe also WizzAir is flying only on A320 series
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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by masklinn on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @09:36AM (#19919242)
Interesting, thanks.
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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by iSnow on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @09:31AM (#19919197)
OP is talking about the A220 (néé Bombardier C-Series), not the A320.
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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by masklinn on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @09:36AM (#19919239)
I literally quoted the bit where they talk about the A320, saying that Airbus would have the same motivation wrt A320 as Boeing has with the 737. My comment is a strong disagreement with this assertion.
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