Charlie StrossJan 5, 2024

Seattle Times: Boeing wants FAA to exempt MAX 7 from safety rules to get it in the air:

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-wants-faa-to-exempt-max-7-from-safety-rules-to-get-it-in-the-air/

Over pilots’ objection, Boeing seeks safety exemption for MAX 7

Boeing asked the FAA to exempt its 737 MAX 7 from certain safety regulations. Without the exemption, an engine anti-ice system defect will keep the jet from being certified.

The Seattle Times
Show threadHavyhh2Jan 5, 2024
@cstross ...this aircraft has been a safety nightmare from the beginning....old airframe design with bigger engines, made that corrective MCAS system necessary....and didn't tell anyone!! And two crashed killing hundreds. The larger/smaller versions seem to be plagued by more and more issues, loose bolts in the tail section the other day's news. Boeing should get no exemptions from any safety requirements. Make it safe, meet all regs and rules. Or don't fly it. Pretty simple, really.
Show threadHavyhh2

@cstross ….oof…..now a MAX 9 blows out a window, Alaska Airlines….

Alaska Airlines plane lands in Portland after losing window https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67899564

Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air

Part of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off, forcing an emergency landing.

BBC News
Jan 6, 2024 at 8:22amWeb
Show threadOrcJan 6, 2024
@havvyhh2 @cstross not a window from the looks of it; a fucking emergency door blew out of that piece of junk!
Show threadCharlie StrossJan 6, 2024
@orc @havvyhh2 Worse: there was no emergency door fitted to that plane, it was a blank panel (according to the BBC report).
Show threadOrcJan 6, 2024
@cstross @havvyhh2 oh hahaha that’s even better!
Show threadAngus McIntyreJan 6, 2024
@havvyhh2 @cstross Boeing 737 Max 9 … with the new “spontaneous ventilation” feature.
Show threadTim SchofieldJan 6, 2024

@havvyhh2
@davidho was on the flight

https://mastodon.world/@davidho/111707309993145497

@cstross @glynmoody

David Ho (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Because I needed another reason to never fly on a 737 MAX.

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