美国航空延长波音737MAX飞机停飞禁令至12月3日
据外媒报道,美国航空公司(American Airlines)宣布加入美国联合航空公司,将波音737 MAX机型的停飞时间延长至12月3日 ,这比市场预期晚了一个月左右。
(图片截屏via WSJ)
据美媒《华盛顿邮报》报道,来自美国、欧洲、巴西以及其他地方的监管机构对波音8月份提交的简报不满,他们抱怨说,这家公司没有提供技术上的一些细节,以及没有回答有关MAX飞行控制计算机改进的一些问题 。
The latest complication in the long-running saga, these officials said, stems from a Boeing briefing in August that was cut short by regulators from the U.S., Europe, Brazil and elsewhere, who complained that the plane maker had failed to provide technical details and answer specific questions about modifications in the operation of MAX flight-control computers.
▲ New Delays Could Keep Boeing 737 MAX Grounded Into Holiday Travel Season (via WSJ)
据WSJ报道,一位波音发言人坚持说最好的预测是MAX于第四季度回归服务,当然确切的回归时间,还是由联邦航空管理局和全球监管机构来决定。公司关注的是安全,要赢得公众和监管者的信心。
一些产业观察家仍然相信这些问题可以迅速解决,可以让MAX在圣诞节前回归服务。
Some industry officials still believe the latest problems can be resolved quickly enough to have the planes back in the air just before Christmas.
▲ New Delays Could Keep Boeing 737 MAX Grounded Into Holiday Travel Season (via WSJ)
此前,波音737MAX客机由于连续发生两起致命空难事故,其安全性备受质疑,该机型在全球范围内遭到禁飞 。
中国民航局也曾在第一时间做出决定:
中国民航局:国内波音737MAX8飞机全部停飞!
当地时间2019年7月1日,美国西雅图,被停飞的波音737 MAX飞机停靠在波音机场。
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American expects to cancel about 140 flights a day in November through Dec. 3, higher than the 115 it expects in the two months leading up to Nov. 3, the date it previously expected the planes to return to its schedules.
美国航空预计,在11月至12月3日期间,该公司每天取消约140个航班,高于之前他们预估的115个航班,此前他们预计MAX将于11月3日回归。
American had 24 of the 737 Max jets in its fleet at the time of the grounding in March and was supposed to have 40 by the end of this year.
在3月份,美国航空拥有24架737MAX,到今年年底预计应该有40架。
Boeing suspended deliveries of new Max planes after the second crash but is still producing them, albeit at a slower rate. The manufacturer expects the planes to return to service in the fourth quarter but has warned it could suspend production altogether if there are more delays.
第二次空难之后,波音公司暂停交付新款MAX飞机。尽管他们放慢了生产速度,但是仍在生产。制造商预计这些飞机将在第四季度重新投入使用,但是他们已经预警,如果管理者继续延迟MAX禁飞时间,公司有可能暂停生产。
American joins United in extending Boeing 737 Max cancellations until December (via CNBC)
当地时间2019年7月1日,美国西雅图,被停飞的波音737 MAX飞机停靠在波音机场。
(图片via VCG)
此前,美国联合航空公司表示,将波音737 MAX飞机的停飞时间延长至12月19日。一些航空公司也表态,年前应该不会安排MAX机型的飞行任务。
Other carriers such as Southwest Airlines Co. and Air Canada have opted not to schedule any flights on the MAX until next year, when they feel more confident regulators will have signed off and the necessary training and maintenance will be complete.
美国西南航空和加拿大航空等其他航空公司在明年之前不安排MAX的任何航班。等监管机构认可,必要的培训和维护工作也完成了,他们才会对(安全地执飞)更加自信。
It could take upward of six weeks to train crews on new software and procedures and perform checks and maintenance on planes that have been parked since March, a Southwest executive said last week.
西南航空公司的一位高管上周表示,最多可能需要六个星期来训练机组人员使用新的软件和程序,并且对从3月份以来被禁飞的飞机进行维护。
Airlines don’t want to run the risk of counting on the plane only to be caught off guard by another delay. People flying to visit friends and relatives for holidays and over school breaks often don’t have much flexibility to adjust plans on short notice, or much patience for last-minute changes.
航空公司不想冒险,以防再一次猝不及防地被禁飞。在假期和学校休息期间探亲的顾客,往往没有太大的灵活性在短时间内调整飞行计划,他们也没有耐心在最后一刻改变出行计划。
New Delays Could Keep Boeing 737 MAX Grounded Into Holiday Travel Season (via WSJ)
当地时间9月1日,一架由亚美尼亚航空公司运营的波音737客机在飞行途中,因电力设备发生故障紧急迫降 。一名亚美尼亚民航局发言人表示,没有人员伤亡。
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资料:WSJ, CNBC,外媒