Eventough it is not MAX, but still another 737. Boeing better send team to China, to shown their seriousness to help on the matter. It's off course too early to now what happen, but better they are handling good PR now, then resort blaiming the pilots and the airlines like they did when first MAX crash happen.
Yep, not good and far to early to suggest a cause for the accident. The non MAX B737-800 is generally a pretty safe aircraft as well.
There's other video circulating on line, claimed to be the plane crashing free fall on high speed. However I'm not puting it, as unlike the video above, it is still unconfirmed ones. However judging from the video above it is shown charateristics of other high speed crash that I've seen before. It is just too much fire burning.
I have seen that other video and if it is valid then it was a terminal vertical dive. We will have to await official crash findings before we will know the cause.
Good decision to not post that video, its seems to be a hoax/lie.
An aircraft in mountainous terrain, i am afraid there will be no survivors.
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The competition from Boeing, the MAX 10 still having problem with FAA licensing.
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From a marketing perspective, any further derivatives of the 737 seems to be a non-starter, sort of like lipstick on a pig at this point. Given the geopolitical situation perhaps investment in defence products makes more sense than a A321neoXLR which might not have much sales potential by the time it arrives.The competition from Boeing, the MAX 10 still having problem with FAA licensing.
Boeing Is Unlikely To Get The 737 MAX 10 Certified This Year
The FAA has questioned Boeing's timelines for certifying the 737 MAX 10 by the end of the year.
Boeing as usual still try to get some waiver. However FAA having burned by MAX before seems reluctance to give that for Boeing right now. MAX 10 will have less range then A321 Neo LR/XLR. However A321 neo LR/XLR have two auxiliaries tank, while MAX 10 only one.
Boeing already have plan for ER version for 787 9/10. They call it HGW (High Gross Weight) version, to compete with both longbrange version of A330 neo (for 787 9 HGW) and A350 (for 787 10 HGW).
Theoritically they can also build MAX 10 HGW. However even present MAX 10 still facing licensing problem, thus further HGW version for MAX will still years away. So for time being A321 neo LR/XLR are still without direct competitors.
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Thank you for sharing.Russia Could Resume Tupolev Tu-214 Production
Currently built only in a small number for the government, the UAC is looking to ramp up production to ten per year - if it can find the staff.
In paper to increase production of TU-214 or IL-96, they still can use existing facilities. It is also practically all Russian system and engine. Both using PS-90 engine that being also used by latest version of IL-76 heavy transport.
This can be a stop gap until more MC-21 can be produce, as more modern and heavily composite materials MC-21 has to be produce on diferent new facility.
Problem is always how to increase the production capacities. Even on existing production infrastructure.
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The Antonov company has been able to survey the destruction at Hostomel. (Antonov survey) The loss of the AN-225 Mriyawill not be recoverable. One of the photos in the report appears to show adamaged AN-124-100M-150. The question is what is the status of the other 6 (or 7) other AN-124s that were operated by Antonov Airlines (used by many EU countries). Perhaps a better effort might be to assist Antonov with repairing and adding additional AN-124s (especially as there are virtually no other heavy lift aircraft available for lease to the West).This article discusses the possible restoration of the An-225. Based on some pictures released earlier this restoration doesn’t seem viable. IIRC there was a second partially built An-225. Perhaps this is a more viable starting point for a restoration.
Antonov Has Launched A Fundraiser To Restore The An-225 Mriya
The only An-225 Mriya was destroyed during the early stages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Antonov now wants to restore it but needs funds. As
It is obvious that the An-225 is unrepairable, but how is the condition of the second unfinished An-225? Maybe the outer wing parts and engine parts of the destroyed An-225 can be used to finish the second one.
I've posted a video in the Russian - Ukraine War thread that is a walkaround of the Antonov Airlines base at Gostomel. It shows a fair bit of the damage. Even if they could get the remaining AN124-100 airworthy they won't be able to legally fly it because the Russians have stolen all of its documentation, flight records, technical records, manuals, tools, everything. The one in the hangar wasn't damaged because it had been stripped down undergoing deep maintenance.
Maybe go one better and build new ones using modern materials, engines, avionics etc. It could be a special project across a group of countries.
A project for new builds would need customers first, a possibility for An124s, for An225s, not so much. That being said, I would still like to see a An225 land in Toronto again.
It can only happens if Antonov being taken over by either Airbus Military, Boeing or LM. Taking over in here means they take over the ownership of the project, just like Airbus taking over C series to become A220.