Should i avoid Boeing 737 MAX 8?

Is it safe now? By endorsement of the FAA, Boeing and its pilots, the 737 MAX has been determined as safe to fly. But safe pilots fly planes safely and part of being a safe pilot is being well-trained and well-informed as to the full functionality of an aircraft's systems.



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Despite the FlyersRights concerns, the FAA, Boeing and many pilots deem the 737 MAX safe to fly and many airlines have the plane in service. “I can say categorically that the 737 MAX product is safe,” then-acting FAA administrator Bill Nolen told members of the US Senate Commerce Committee in March.

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Aug 23 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA. N) has recently identified a new 737 MAX quality problem involving supplier Spirit AeroSystems (SPR. N) that has resulted in improperly drilled holes on the aft pressure bulkhead, the planemaker said on Wednesday.

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Boeing has told a US court it was not guilty of concealing information about flight control systems on its 737 Max aircraft, which led to two crashes, killing 346 people. Flaws in the systems were found to have led to the accidents, but Boeing avoided a trial by agreeing to pay $2.5bn (£1.8bn).

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After manufacturing issues led to two incidents in 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded across the world. In 2021, after rigorous testing, Civil Aviation Authorities in many places in the world cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again, including the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Brazil, and the EU.

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An FAA official said the analysis suggested that there was a 25% chance of an accident in 60 days if no changes were made to the planes.

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The single-aisle market benefits from the Boeing 737 MAX's increased efficiency, improved environmental performance, and increased passenger comfort. The type delivers outstanding economics, decreasing fuel use and pollutants by 20% while producing a 50% smaller noise footprint than the aircraft it replaces.

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In a statement, it said: Since the 737 Max returned to service, airlines have flown nearly 240,000 flights around the world, and are conducting more than 1,300 flights every day. The in-service reliability is greater than 99%, and is consistent with other commercial airplane models.

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After the President's announcement, the FAA officially ordered the grounding of all 737 MAX 8 and 9 operated by U.S. airlines or in the United States airspace. The FAA did allow airlines to make ferry flights without passengers or flight attendants in order to reposition the aircraft in central locations.

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The next largest variant of the Boeing 737 MAX series is the popular MAX 8, which clocks in at 39.47 meters (129 feet and 6 inches) long.

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WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA. N) intends to restore production of its bestselling 737 MAX jet to its 2019 rate of 52 a month by January 2025 as it seeks to fully recover from two deadly crashes and the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed output, two people familiar with the matter said.

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The Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts are returning to the skies. If there is an aircraft that you want to avoid it is this one. The 737MAX has been responsible for the deaths of 346 people in 2 separate plane accidents.

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According to the aviation data and statistics website ch-aviation, Ryanair has a fleet of 520 aircraft comprised of the following planes: 29 x Airbus A320-200s (in service with the subsidiary Lauda Air) 1 x Boeing 737-700. 89 x Boeing 737 MAX 8-200s.

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The move away from the MAX name has been a subtle process and Boeing has begun to use the name 737 MAX and 737-8(7 through 10) interchangeably. This way they are transitioning away from the MAX name toward the normal naming convention of modern Boeing aircraft.

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There are some subtler hints as well, like the fact the tail cone on the MAX is longer than the last 737s and the wider engines onboard. The winglets are another giveaway, but it can be hard to differentiate, given 737NGs can also come with them.

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Eight lines of software code could have prevented the twin Boeing 737 MAX disasters that killed 346 people four years ago.

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