"... and is also charged with promoting air travel". Please show me in Title 49 USC or Title 14 CFR where it says that. Best Capt. J Buck

(Written on 28/02/2021)(Permalink)

Have to disagree. FAA Type Certificate data Sheet A16WE (Rev. 66 November 9, 2020) lists the following Boeing 737 models: 737-100 737-200 737-200C 737-300 737-400 737-500 737-700 737-800 737-600 737-700C 737-900 737-900ER 737-8 737-9 The official FAA certification documents do NOT list any model designated as a Max or Next Generation (NG.) The term MAX does appear once in the TCDS on Page 99 in the "Notes Section XI (737-8/-9): NOTE 4: The type design reliability and performance of the 737-8 and 737-9 airplanes have been evaluated in accordance with the requirements of 14 CFR § 25.3(b)(1) and 25.1535 and found suitable for up to and including 180-minute Extended Operations (ETOPS) when operated and maintained in accordance with Boeing Document No. D044A032, “737 MAX ETOPS Configuration, Maintenance, and Procedures.” This finding does not constitute approval to conduct ETOPS. Note that it's a Boeing document that uses the term MAX, not an FAA certificatio

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737 max engines are mounted on the wings as depicted here: http://www.b737.org.uk/images/max-fleet-10.jpg 777 engines are similarly mounted to the wings as depicted here; https://worldairlinenews.com/tag/boeing-777-9/ Not sure where you're getting your information but it is, in general, wrong. Best Capt J Buck ATP DC-9 B757 B767 Flight Instructor Ground Instructor Aircraft Dispatcher A&P Mechanic Air Traffic Controller FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (Ops & Aws) ((Ret.) FAA certified accident investigator (Ret.) ICAO Panel Member Aviation Safety Consultant

(Written on 26/02/2021)(Permalink)

Yes, enough motors. See my previous ETOPS guidance post. That said I don't get the sense that you'd be very happy on a 17-hour Singapore to New York flight (9500 miles) on an A350-900ULR. Best

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Back when I was flying the line our manual listed the following diversion airports for our North Atlantic operations: Logan International Airport Bangor International Airport Gander International Airport CFB Goose Bay Niagara Falls International Airport Stewart International Airport St. John's International Airport Syracuse Hancock International Airport Halifax Stanfield International Airport Keflavík International Airport Shannon Airport Bermuda Airport Lajes Airport (Azores) Santa Maria Airport (Azores) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport Gran Canaria Airport (Las Palmas) Tenerife-North Airport Tenerife-South Airport Amílcar Cabral International Airport (Sal Island, Cape Verde) RAF Ascension Island Fernando de Noronha Airport Greater Natal International Airport Fortaleza International Airport Recife International Airport Cayenne-Félix Eboué Airport Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport Best

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Boeing has complied with many, but not all, of the FAA/Boeing agreed to changes and corrections from the 2017 and 2019 inspections and agreements. Unfortunately Boeing has failed to live up to its part of the bargain by still allowing unauthorized staff to sign off on work being performed on the 787 at the factory in Charleston. Eventually they'll get the message. Maybe even before Airbus buys Boeing. And fires a lot of managers. And moves the entire operation to Charleston. ;-) Best

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And you base that comment on what engineering and safety data exactly? Please share that with us along with your aviation credentials. Best Capt J Buck ATP DC-9 B757 B767 Flight Instructor Ground Instructor Aircraft Dispatcher A&P Mechanic Air Traffic Controller FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (Ops & Aws) ((Ret.) FAA certified accident investigator (Ret.) ICAO Panel Member Aviation Safety Consultant

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Actually the AD (2021-01-04) applies to all The Boeing Company Model 737 series airplanes, excluding Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. The AD can be found here: https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/936cfd41fd8f7c84862586850050b2e8/$FILE/2021-01-04.pdf This AD comes on the heels of a Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-52A1180 RB, dated January 24, 2020. The service information specifies procedures for an inspection, a measurement, or a records check of the upper aft corner stop fitting assembly to determine the part number, and applicable on condition actions. This issue is a known one and has been the subject to numerous inspections (and replaced parts) by the two principal U.S. operators, SWA and AA. Not sure about foreign operators and what they're doing. Best Capt J Buck Aviation Safety Consultant. P.s. it would have been nice had Airways magazine identified the models affected and the AD number, and

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"...licensed aircraft dispatcher,..." Certificate Aircraft Dispatcher. The word "license" does not appear on your certificate nor in FAR Part 65 Subpart C. (Aircraft Dispatchers.) Just a fine point. >;-)

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Complete guidance for ETOPS can be found in Advisory Circular 120-42B Extended Operations (ETOPS and Polar Operations) https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/120-42b.pdf The rules are: 121.161 Airplane limitations: Type of route. 121.162 ETOPS Type Design Approval Basis. Appendix P to Part 121 - Requirements for ETOPS and Polar Operations Here are the rules for ETOPs. Appendix P to Part 121 - Requirements for ETOPS and Polar Operations The FAA approves ETOPS in accordance with the requirements and limitations in this appendix. Section I. ETOPS Approvals: Airplanes with Two engines. (a) Propulsion system reliability for ETOPS. (1) Before the FAA grants ETOPS operational approval, the operator must be able to demonstrate the ability to achieve and maintain the level of propulsion system reliability, if any, that is required by § 21.4(b)(2) of this chapter for the ETOPS-approved airplane-engine combination to be used. (2) Fo

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