Miloch wrote in
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https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...ng-737-max-cra
sh-saudi-order-flyadeal-airbus-a8995566.html

After two fatal crashes involving the Boeing 737 Max, another
prospective customer has cancelled a multi-billion-dollar order for
the jet.

Billions in losses due to gross mismanagement
with no end in sight.

Why the stockholders haven't hanged the entire
Board from the nearest lamposts is beyond me.



In December 2018 the Saudi budget airline, Flyadeal, signed a deal
with Boeing worth up to $6bn for 30 of the latest version of the 737 –
with an option for 20 more. But the airline has switched the order to
Boeing's rival, Airbus, with a new agreement for the the same number
of A320 Neo aircraft.

“This order will result in Flyadeal operating an all-Airbus A320 fleet
in the future,” the airline said. Deliveries will begin in 2021.

The first Boeing 737 Max to crash was Lion Air JT610, shortly after
take-off from Jakarta on 29 October 2018. All 189 passengers and crew
died.

But on 10 March 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crashed
shortly after departure from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people
onboard.

In both crashes, it is believed a faulty “angle of attack” sensor
triggered the anti-stall system, known as MCAS. The software forced
the nose of the aircraft down despite the pilots’ efforts to keep the
plane flying.

All Boeing 737 Max jets were grounded worldwide shortly after the
Ethiopian Airlines crash. Boeing is currently working on safety
improvements, and it is thought unlikely that the plane will be in
passenger service before the end of the year.

Airlines including Ryanair, Norwegian and Tui Airways had intended to
be flying the planes from the UK this summer.

The planemaker is continuing to build the jets. In a statement to the
Associated Press, Boeing said: “We wish the Flyadeal team well as it
builds out its operations.

“Our team continues to focus on safely returning the 737 Max to
service and resuming deliveries of Max airplanes.”


After six months of round-the-clock efforts
the "software glitch" hasn't even been found much
less corrected. Amazing.