First of all, the C-17 is quite different from a 737, so you can't really directly compare the two. Despite his complaining about pretty minor issues like not having automatic pack and generator switching, he is right about the 737's old design. Yes, I know that this design has been the most successful jet aircraft in history, albeit probably soon to be surpassed by the Airbus A3xx, but Boeing should have made a new clean sheet airplane instead of just updating a 50+ year old model. Barring a new design, I agree with former USAF pilot that redesigning the 757 would have been a better move.

(Written on 06/11/2021)(Permalink)

I agree with you that Boeing executives should be held accountable for the flawed MCAS system which caused the crashes, although there *might* also be some blame to attribute to the airlines who failed to train the pilots properly. I wonder how you know there was a "cover-up" by Boeing. Yes, Boeing screwed up. For example, there should be 2 AOA sensors on every aircraft since the MCAS relies on that. However, the airlines also share some responsibility. At a minimum, Boeing execs should all lose their jobs and be fined millions of dollars for their failure which cost lives. I do not think that they are guilty of "murder".

(Written on 12/06/2020)(Permalink)

Exactly. It is a testament to the DC-10 design that 1)Fedex is still using them, and 2)the Air Force still uses them as tankers.

(Written on 12/06/2020)(Permalink)

A lot of people will come back around once the elites start offshoring jobs again and our trade deficit skyrockets over the next several years.

(Written on 11/22/2020)(Permalink)

Exactly. Many Americans are ignorant of the fact that the Europeans, our supposed allies, have had tariffs on many of our exports for decades, while we allowed them to export many of their products to us tariff-free. There are also the egregious barriers to entry that Europe uses to protect its domestic industries. Why should the U.S. not be allowed to reciprocate? Tariffs are the only way, short of physical force, to encourage other countries to play fair and play by the rules. The middle-class in the U.S. started to wake up to the fact that we've been getting ripped off on trade by China and other countries for many years, which has hurt our industries and especially blue-collar workers. I guess a lot of people went back to sleep.

(Written on 11/22/2020)(Permalink)

You should be proud, Sue. I wish that Bombardier had maintained ownership and control of that aircraft. Delta will benefit from having such a good aircraft.

(Written on 10/26/2020)(Permalink)

I see, another America hater. That's fine, you're entitled to your opinion. The fact is that the USA has been getting treated very unfairly on trade by several nations, including Europe and Canada, our supposed allies, for decades. Our dumb politicians tolerated the unfair trade policies, but now that is changing. The US has a 600 billion dollar trade deficit with the rest of the world, and 27 billion alone with Canada. It's not really about the deficits themselves, but the unfair tariffs and barriers that other countries use to hurt U.S. exports and protect their own industries. The USA is now just doing on trade what every other country has been doing for decades, but for some reason we're the bad guys. Whatever.

(Written on 10/26/2020)(Permalink)

Uh, OK. Yes, the Airbus A220 is certainly a cool, high quality, efficient airliner from what I've read about it. And, yes, it was actually developed by Bombardier, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer. Kudos to Bombardier. But why should "America" in particular say "thank you"? If a company develops a good product and sells it for an agreed upon price, then that is the free market at work. Other countries whose airline companies purchase the plane will also benefit from it. Why single out the USA?

(Written on 10/24/2020)(Permalink)

I was with you up until the last 2 lines, where you once again try to blame everything bad that happens on the Republicans. Do you really believe that Democrats are any less corrupt than Republicans? Are you really that naive? For the record, I don't really like either Presidential candidate, but you should do a Google search for "Biden brother Iraq housing contract", "Biden son China deal", and "Biden son Ukraine Burisma". I'm not picking on him, but he is the Democrat candidate for President so we must put the spotlight on him right now. In fact, most politicians are selfish, opportunistic leeches who use their positions to benefit themselves and their friends and family.

(Written on 10/01/2020)(Permalink)

Seriously? If you and others insist on making this a political issue, then consider that the vast majority of 737 Max testing and evaluation went on during the Obama administration, which had been in charge of the FAA for the previous 8 years. In March 2017, the Trump administration had literally been in power for less than 2 months.

(Written on 10/01/2020)(Permalink)