Boeing asked the FAA to exempt its 737 MAX 7 from certain safety regulations. Without the exemption, an engine anti-ice system defect will keep the jet from being certified.
More discussion: https://web.archive.org/web/20240105210257/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38882358
Maybe because the issues Boeing has had over the last few years with its 737 MAX MCAS system wrt Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes being fresh on peoples minds.
The regular 737 MAX was grounded for like a year or something from 2019 to 2020 IIRC.
Or maybe theres something more recent that i just havent been paying attention to.
Maybe because the issues Boeing has had over the last few years with its 737 MAX MCAS system wrt Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes being fresh on peoples minds.
The regular 737 MAX was grounded for like a year or something from 2019 to 2020 IIRC.
Or maybe theres something more recent that i just havent been paying attention to.
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Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air
https://web.archive.org/web/20240106125734/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67899564
Good grief.