09-01-2021, 04:39 PM
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Missing - 737 over Indonesia.
This doesn't sound good :-https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55601909
09-01-2021, 04:46 PM
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Re: Missing - 737 over Indonesia.
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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This doesn't sound good :-https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55601909
My daughter works for an airline and tells me that work mates are very upset because the names of the passengers have already been made public, before families were told!
09-01-2021, 04:52 PM
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Re: Missing - 737 over Indonesia.
Originally Posted by Tedc
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Very sad.My daughter works for an airline and tells me that work mates are very upset because the names of the passengers have already been made public, before families were told!
09-01-2021, 04:55 PM
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Re: Missing - 737 over Indonesia.
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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This doesn't sound good :-https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55601909
09-01-2021, 05:11 PM
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Re: Missing - 737 over Indonesia.
Originally Posted by Surfermom
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Twenty-seven-year-old airplane.
Although the determining factor as far as aircraft life is concerned is number of up - downs (cycles) they've done a 30 year life in passenger service is common. Once it was common for folk to think "if it ain't Boeing I ain't going" even before 737-800 MAX it had become "if it IS Boeing I ain't going".
09-01-2021, 06:07 PM
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Re: Missing - 737 over Indonesia.
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Boeing were still good at that time of manufacture. Although the determining factor as far as aircraft life is concerned is number of up - downs (cycles) they've done a 30 year life in passenger service is common. Once it was common for folk to think "if it ain't Boeing I ain't going" even before 737-800 MAX it had become "if it IS Boeing I ain't going".
The maintenance of any airliner of that age has to be rigorous and more frequent, making it more costly (engine rebuilds, cracking, corrosion, wiring, etc.) down-purchase. The issue is that companies defer costs by purchasing older planes up front, but fail to build in costs of maintenance which includes more frequent inspections, an experienced and and well-trained maintenance crew, and the availability and solidity of third-party maintenance companies. India is known as having a reputation for such problems.
Crashes almost always have a complex set of factors, including pilot error, weather, bird strikes, etc. so ruling out age as a factor is premature.
The issues surrounding the Max are unrelated.
If the integrity of the plane (structural, engine) was at play it likely has more to do with the maintenance than the manufacturer.
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