During a media huddle with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby at the IATA AGM in Dubai, Kirby stated that Boeing’s issues are structural and that United is receiving Boeing 737 MAX 9s instead of MAX 10s. This is part of the ongoing saga surrounding Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX family. Major incidents have included two crashes, and an Alaskan Airlines door plug blowing off midflight. The Department of Justice is still consisting reopening a fraud prosecution against Boeing.
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Why The Airbus A380 Only Has Reverse Thrust On Its Inside Engines
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- July 17, 2024
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You might think the worlds largest passenger plane, the A380, needs all the help it can get to come to a stop after landing. With that assumption, youd think the A380 would have reverse thrusters on all four of its engines.However, reverse thrusters are just one tool in the A380s braking armory. When the A380 was designed, it was soon established that having reverse thrusters on all four A380 engines caused more issues than they solved. Lets take a closer look