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6. Again, it's a plane with problem after problem.

Reply to Codifer (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 14, 2023, 05:03 PM

Apr 2023

The company tried to create a new line of planes by grafting new techniques and features onto an old design, thereby saving the development costs of a new design.

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"Plane maker Boeing said it is pausing deliveries of some 737 MAX jets ..." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 OP

Boeing was once a world class company. Voltaire2 Apr 2023 #1

+1 peppertree Apr 2023 #5

Problem after problem with that plane. It's tarnished Boeing's rep. brush Apr 2023 #2

It may not be that much a problem with the 737, it is an old design. Codifer Apr 2023 #4

Again, it's a plane with problem after problem. brush Apr 2023 #6

Hate the plane, I'd rather the Airbus, and that's before all the safety problems. dem4decades Apr 2023 #3