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Originally Posted by flipper35
Nate, I meant world wide standards and stated so in my response. Sorry if there was confusion there.
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Yeah, I guess I didn’t really catch that, sorry. I’ll agree with your concern over international standards. In my current job we deadhead frequently on Asian carriers so it’s definitely an area where I have a vested interest.
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Originally Posted by pwd72s
I have a buddy who is retired from American...he flew F-111's from Uncle before going to American. He did spend a lot of time in 737's. I sent a link to the opening article asking his opinion. So far, no response. So, I'll wait to hear from a guy with many hours in a 737.
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I’m sure he’ll have some great insight. I believe I read that the system in question is unique to the new Max aircraft. That can be one of the challenges when you’re assigned to a fleet that spans several generations. Boeing and the airlines want to keep training requirements to a bare minimum when they certify a new series of aircraft. Typically, you’ll get what they call ‘differences training’ but the initial type certification, in this case 737, applies to all variants. I’m getting a sense that there wasn’t much awareness of this new system and possibly no training on handling a malfunction.