No call for simulators in new Boeing 737 MAX training proposals

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 28, 2019 / 8:05 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO

No call for simulators in new Boeing 737 MAX training proposals

Eric M. Johnson, Alwyn Scott, Allison Lampert
7 MIN READ

SEATTLE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co said it will submit by the end of this week a training package that 737 MAX pilots are required to take before a worldwide ban can be lifted, proposing as it did before two deadly crashes that those pilots do not need time on flight simulators to safely operate the aircraft.

In making that assessment, the world’s largest planemaker is doubling down on a strategy it promoted to American Airlines Group Inc and other customers years ago. Boeing told airlines their pilots could switch from the older 737NG to the new MAX without costly flight simulator training and without compromising on safety, three former Boeing employees said.

At the time billions of dollars in plane orders hung on Boeing’s ability to deliver a new plane that matched European rival Airbus SE in performance but kept changes and training for pilots converting from a previous model to a minimum. Airbus had already booked hundreds of orders for its A320neo jet, which came to market nine months ahead of Boeing.

At Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington, managers told engineers working on the MAX, including its anti-stall system known as MCAS, their designs could not trigger Level C or D training designations from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the three former Boeing employees and a senior industry executive with knowledge of MAX development told Reuters. Otherwise, pilots would have to spend time in simulators before flying the new planes. Instead pilots will need to complete a roughly 30-minute training program on a computer.

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[Aussie105]

1. The update

applied, the plane filled with Boeing execs, the plane does a lap of the world.

Faith in the plane restored! Nothing else will suffice.

(If it crashes, Boeing is doomed anyway.)

[MyOwnPeace]

2. I trust

that the Boeing execs all had on their best "Used Car Salesmen" suits.....

"This is a honey - only driven on Sundays!"

"Trust me - this one is just fine!"

"Of course it's been inspected! Would I lie to you?"