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> this would likely kill 737 sales, regardless of whether the plane is now safe.

I suspect a 737 Max is now as saleable as a Samsung Note 7 phone.

If it's indeed solvable by software then it'll still sell fine, but this is one of the articles I have read where the claim is made that it is a fundamental design issue and cannot safely be fixed. I know nothing about aviation but I do spend a lot of time in planes and I sure as hell won't be boarding a MAX until the fix has been flying around without accident for a few years (I try to fly Airbus only anyway but that's not for safety reasons).

Perhaps it'll sell, but were I a buyer I'd be asking what else that Boeing might have skimped on and FAA rubber stamped.

We know the plane was built in a rush, and the single-sensor MCAS is an odd choice. It's unlikely MCAS is the only problem, although hopefully it's the only dangerous one.

Don't forget the perception of your ticket-buying customers.

I might be the only idiot but I don’t plan on flying Boeing 737 Max, no matter what kind of software fixes they put in place. Irrational? Maybe.

> what else that Boeing might have skimped on and FAA rubber stamped

Are we pretending this doesn't happen with other manufacturers too?

I'd rather fly on a plane that's been thoroughly revetted than one which has only been through a flawed process once.

With manufacturer not being US manufacturers the size of Boeing? Personally I would doubt that.

Is there any example where that happened?

Yes but how many years will the revetting take? And will such audit be considered. We are probably talking 2-3 years time frame with no 737 max if they do full audit.

A year from now, only a small fraction of the flying public will remember the 737MAX problem, and even fewer will consider it when they are booking flights.

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