Re:Boeing 747s receive software updates over floppy disks
by ashtonkem on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:38PM
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You can't point to the grounding of the 737 Max 8 as a reliable indicator of the cost of regulation because:
1. Arguably this is the cost of regulations not being followed properly
2. This is an extra-ordinary circumstance that is costing much more than a regular plane would cost to get certified and fly (see point 1)
3. You are drastically underestimating the cost to the industry both in terms of reduced customer confidence, hull losses (~$100mil an airplane), and increased insurance premiums if we were to continue flying the Max 8.
But honestly, I'm having a really hard time understanding what your point is. Are you asserting that we should just fly the Max 8 and not worry about it? Are you asserting that airplanes aren't safer now? What are you getting at?
1. Arguably this is the cost of regulations not being followed properly
2. This is an extra-ordinary circumstance that is costing much more than a regular plane would cost to get certified and fly (see point 1)
3. You are drastically underestimating the cost to the industry both in terms of reduced customer confidence, hull losses (~$100mil an airplane), and increased insurance premiums if we were to continue flying the Max 8.
But honestly, I'm having a really hard time understanding what your point is. Are you asserting that we should just fly the Max 8 and not worry about it? Are you asserting that airplanes aren't safer now? What are you getting at?