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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 10:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

They have been increasing their debt by approx...

They have been increasing their debt by approx 5e9 USD per quarter (yes, it's positive cash flow). Maybe time to stop that now?
Maybe all have been built for customers that said, yes go ahead with...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 09:38
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Have we ever been? You think it is any...

Have we ever been?
You think it is any different this time? Not the usual s**t?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 09:05
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Those planes will not get scrapped and BA will...

Those planes will not get scrapped and BA will not file chapter 11.
However something has happened causing another delay of at least two months and I guess it is not only a carefree attitude of BA...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 11:32
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

No disagreement on the fact that it is a...

No disagreement on the fact that it is a negligent, dodgy, hazardous design.

As an engineer I will always raise my concerns and make sure that they are documented somewhere. And this is probably...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 08:27
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

In Tououse your union might be more powerful....

In Tououse your union might be more powerful. Otherwise ... companies are global, so are their morals - minor differences may apply. Probably not worth leaving your continent of choice.
At least I...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 07:19
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

"Joe, the guys in the engineering cab are having...

"Joe, the guys in the engineering cab are having a problem with a pitch up during wind up turns. It's now too late for any hardware modifications, we need to fix it in software. You remember that...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2019, 13:22
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Draft MMEL to be found here:...

Draft MMEL to be found here: https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/media/afx/B-737_MAX_Rev_2_Draft_Round-2.pdf

Have commented about premature announcements and SEC relevance before. Don‘t think...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2019, 10:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

This did not surprise me. I never expected them...

This did not surprise me. I never expected them to seriously consider a wiring change - not after building more planes for storage than already delivered. ​​​​​So the column cut out in case of MCAS...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2019, 08:18
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

I read that slide that way, that even the new...

I read that slide that way, that even the new MCAS authority limits still may lead to cathastrophic failure (status late spring).
Therefore two more patches were developed. First some dual processor...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2019, 16:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

He's had enough to answer for. Enough for being...

He's had enough to answer for. Enough for being sacked more than once. No need for public warnings.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2019, 15:58
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By BDAttitude

Or it could be summed up as a transpicous attempt...

Or it could be summed up as a transpicous attempt to regain credibility before communicating a controversial decision.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2019, 11:57
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

I find that hard to imagine and hard to...

I find that hard to imagine and hard to rationalize towards the owners of the airline.
On the other hand, if that means going back to the end of the queue ...
Probably each case individually...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2019, 10:23
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

I'm wondering for several months now, what the...

I'm wondering for several months now, what the asset value of undelivered non airworthy aircraft is though. Maybe we shall know as this is going to stretch beyond the ending of a fiscal year.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2019, 18:09
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

"We are not developing in low cost countries, we...

"We are not developing in low cost countries, we are using best cost locations". Been there, done that, don't sort their mess out anymore.


Lecture from first day in any business or bureaucracy...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2019, 13:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Thank you! Intresting redactions.

Thank you!
Intresting redactions.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2019, 12:36
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Back then I had been speculating that they must...

Back then I had been speculating that they must have a solution for this in their code baseline which only needs to be configuerd for the project - otherwise it could never been done with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2019, 12:16
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

I‘m not sure about the insurance thing as I know...

I‘m not sure about the insurance thing as I know too little about this market but that plane is going to be a ticking bomb - at least public relations wise - even when finally cleared to fly some...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2019, 15:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

There is an other very important aspect in the...

There is an other very important aspect in the "Tail wagging the dog" section that struck me because I have witnessed it first hands before:
Hazard Analysis being done as a pro forma excercise to...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2019, 12:43
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

I have no idea how fault discrimination usually...

I have no idea how fault discrimination usually happens in the maintenance systems of airborne heavy iron, but logging several consecutive faults like IAS-Disagree, Altitude Disagree and AOA Disagree...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2019, 05:40
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

And was only shut down the day the report was...

And was only shut down the day the report was published after being allowed to continue operations for 10 months after the gathering in Florida in early December 2018 to oversee the repair procedure....
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2019, 20:23
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Do you remember the criticism Mentour recieved...

Do you remember the criticism Mentour recieved for simulating MCAS by trim input?
Turns out this is how BA did their Hazard Analysis:
...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2019, 18:57
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Anyone having a clue what this means? ...

Anyone having a clue what this means?

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1633x339/ec1ce0dd_6d44_4733_998f_5bbe894760c4_80b4e16a028849e7779b75ba991efa7bfd82cecc.jpeg


How could...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2019, 16:25
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

I do also see some significant shortcomings of...

I do also see some significant shortcomings of the fault isolation procedures and the SMYD BITE. Maintenance ran it three times without result. Fault logging in the air was also vacuous.
So the one...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2019, 06:28
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

After they piled up as many undelivered...

After they piled up as many undelivered aeroplanes as they delivered before the grounding?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2019, 09:04
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

EASA not to follow FAA with regard to MAXs return to fly

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.finanzen.net%2Fnachricht%2Faktien%2Faufhebung-des-flugverbots-boeing-aktie-nachboerslich-tiefer-europas-flugaufsicht-folgt-bei-...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2019, 11:56
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

My life and my career have taught me that in such...

My life and my career have taught me that in such circumstances it is best to pause, think for a moment, then do what you have to do and ask for forgiveness later. Otherwise as an engineer in a big...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2019, 11:02
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

They are just splitting hairs I guess. This...

They are just splitting hairs I guess.
This "e-cab" sounds linke something which is generally refered to as a Hardware in the loop simulator.
All your cockpit and half the electronics bay is "real"...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2019, 20:23
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

It’s worth reading the entire thread Burning...

It’s worth reading the entire thread
Burning employees ... sad. Happens everywhere but the consequences are worse in some industries.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2019, 12:50
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Don’t forget there are suppliers involved as well...

Don’t forget there are suppliers involved as well in the process (Honeywell AFAIK). They will do a pretty massive amount of xxx covering when manipulating deep inside the task system of that FCC to...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2019, 10:42
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

We know ... the engineers there know ... the...

We know ... the engineers there know ... the management still thinks it can get away with a do min approach. We have only got a some rare glimpses behind the scenes, but the struggle about how much...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2019, 20:56
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

No contradiction. Not talking about the FCCs but...

No contradiction. Not talking about the FCCs but the ADIR units and possibly SMYD. FCCs are the same than NG. We know that there has been a change on air data aquisition since the early Lemme...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2019, 15:34
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

Yet another episode for the history book of...

Yet another episode for the history book of engineering.
20 years ago anyone would have got way with it. Today not. And this is good news. However senior management hasn't learnt it yet in many...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2019, 18:16
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

I love Muilenbergs statement

It's like in best soviet times. Everything is printed between the lines.

Means :
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Sep 2019, 10:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

As much as I do agree with you, I don't think...

As much as I do agree with you, I don't think anyone will be able to lock that genie back in the bottle. During my career I've seen numerous hardware problems beeing "software fixed" - of course it's...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2019, 06:56
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,272
Posted By BDAttitude

For new systems for sure. However the question to...

For new systems for sure. However the question to what extend one can change legacy systems without upgrading them to be fully state of the art (i.e. fulfilling latest standats) is sometimes hazy and...
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