Boeing may have to rebrand MAX, says Al Baker
Boeing may have to rebrand the 737 MAX in the light of its 2 fatal crashes and possible passenger resistance to flying on the type when it is restored to commercial service, Qatar Airways Group CE Akbar Al Baker believes. Al Baker said he had full confidence Boeing would find a fix for the system believed to be a factor in the crashes and that regulators would certify the aircraft again, but passengers could be reluctant to fly the MAX. Boeing is finalising changes to the model’s MCAS flight-control law software. Qatar Airways has a leasing company that ordered 20 MAX 8s; at the time of the global grounding of the MAX fleet in mid-March, 3 of those had been delivered and placed with Air Italy. “I think Boeing will have to come up with something to re-name this airplane,” Al Baker said. <br/>
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Boeing may have to rebrand MAX, says Al Baker
Boeing may have to rebrand the 737 MAX in the light of its 2 fatal crashes and possible passenger resistance to flying on the type when it is restored to commercial service, Qatar Airways Group CE Akbar Al Baker believes. Al Baker said he had full confidence Boeing would find a fix for the system believed to be a factor in the crashes and that regulators would certify the aircraft again, but passengers could be reluctant to fly the MAX. Boeing is finalising changes to the model’s MCAS flight-control law software. Qatar Airways has a leasing company that ordered 20 MAX 8s; at the time of the global grounding of the MAX fleet in mid-March, 3 of those had been delivered and placed with Air Italy. “I think Boeing will have to come up with something to re-name this airplane,” Al Baker said. <br/>
