For a long time, Boeing and Airbus were the only two companies in the world that could ship large civil aircraft. It is precisely for this reason that Chinese airlines have to endure various conditions of Boeing and spend ** to buy Boeing's aircraft. Later, due to the repeated accidents of the Boeing 737 MAX series aircraft and the emergence of the C919, Chinese airlines gradually began to refuse to buy Boeing aircraft, and Boeing has basically not received any orders in the domestic market since 2018.
Previously, in order to return to the Chinese market, Boeing released various data on the 737MAX family of aircraft, and many airlines have restarted using the Boeing 737MAX to prove that the safety issues of the 737MAX family aircraft have been solved. But what people didn't expect was that on December 28, the New York Times, CNN and many other American ** reported a news that after an airline found potential problems with key components of the 737MAX aircraft, Boeing has recommended that major airlines check all their 737MAX rudder systems for loose bolts.
Judging from the information revealed by the United States**, the international airline found that there was a missing nut bolt in the rudder system when maintaining a Boeing 737 Max, and this problem was also found in another 737 Max that has not yet been delivered to service, and the airline wants the airlines around the world to have 737 MAX aircraft to be inspected. Since then, Boeing has also recommended that major airlines conduct inspections.
According to the data published by market research institutions, there are currently as many as 1,370 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft still in use worldwide. Even if some of them have this problem, it may cause a Boeing 737 MAX to experience safety issues during flight. After this news came out, it quickly attracted wide attention from the international community, and many airlines have already inspected the 737 MAX in their possession, but the results of the inspection have not yet been clearly disclosed.
This is undoubtedly very bad news for Boeing, which has previously canceled orders for the 737 MAX due to safety issues, and even the 737 MAX aircraft in use have basically been discontinued. After more than two years of Boeing's aftermath work, some airlines began to re-use the 737MAX aircraft, and after this news came out, some airlines will inevitably further ground the 737MAX, which will also have a great impact on Boeing's shipments.
Previously, since the first test flight of the domestic large aircraft C919, many domestic airlines began to choose to buy C919. Airlines typically only maintain two fleets of narrow-body aircraft at the same time, so many airlines have begun to cancel orders for Boeing aircraft.
This has also led to Boeing's successive losses in recent years, and its market share in the Chinese market has continued to rise. Judging from the survey data released by Boeing, China's civil aviation market needs to add more than 8,000 civil airliners in the next five years, basically accounting for about 25% of the global market.
Boeing naturally cannot give up the Chinese market, so it has repeatedly made overtures to the Chinese market and wants to return to the Chinese market. In a series of Boeing measures, in addition to replacing the president of the China region, taking the initiative to disclose relevant data to the Chinese regulatory authorities for supervision, it also released some 737MAX data, as a way to prove that many airlines have begun to resume using the Boeing 737MAX.
Under a series of measures by Boeing, although Chinese airlines still have not placed orders with Boeing, there are already some people who believe that Boeing aircraft should be repurchased. After all, in the short term, it is difficult for C919 to meet the needs of the domestic market, especially in long-haul routes, if you only buy Airbus aircraft, it is easy to lose bargaining power.
However, after the safety incident of the Boeing 737 MAX, it is estimated that domestic airlines will have to re-evaluate the feasibility of purchasing Boeing aircraft, which will also lead to a large number of airlines giving up the purchase of Boeing 737 MAX worldwide, which basically means that the 737 MAX aircraft has a complete "bankruptcy" in terms of safety, and the number of orders will inevitably be affected, after all, few airlines dare to buy aircraft that have had many safety accidents.
Postscript:
Just recently, a number of American ** revealed that an international airline had discovered a rudder system problem with the Boeing 737MAX aircraft, which attracted a lot of attention after the news came out. Some industry insiders said that this could lead to the "bankruptcy" of the reputation of the Boeing 737 MAX in terms of safety.
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