ISouthwest Airlines iyala izindiza eziyi-100 ezikhathazayo zeBoeing 737 MAX

• Idili liphakamisa ukuzibophezela kweNingizimu 737 MAX kumajethi angaphezu kwama-600 phakathi kwe-737-7 kanye ne-737-8 enkulu
• INingizimu-ntshonalanga ihlose ukuvuselela imikhumbi yesikhathi esizayo ngokusebenza kahle kwephethiloli, ukusebenza kwemvelo nokuguquguquka kokusebenza
• I-oda liletha uzinzo kuhlelo olukhulu kakhulu lwezohwebo lukaBoeing nabahlinzeki balo

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IBoeing neSouthwest Airlines namuhla imemezele ukuthi umphathi uzoqhubeka nokwakha ibhizinisi lakhe emndenini we-737 MAX nge-oda elisha lezindiza eziyi-100 nezinketho eziyi-155 kumamodeli amabili. Lesi sivumelwano siza ngemuva kokuhlolwa kwemikhumbi iminyaka eminingi eningizimu-ntshonalanga futhi kusho ukuthi Boeing futhi abahlinzeki bayo bangakha izindiza ezingaphezu kwama-600 ezintsha ezingama-737 MAX zezindiza kuze kube ngu-2031.

I-Southwest Airlines ibikade ihlola izinketho zokuvuselela ingxenye enkulu kunazo zonke yemikhumbi yayo: i-737-700 ekhonza izidingo zebhanoyi lendiza yesihlalo esiyi-140-150. Ngalesi sivumelwano esisha, inkampani yezindiza iphinde yaqinisekisa i-737-7 njengebhanoyi elithandayo elizomiselela nokukhula. Le jet izohambisana ne-737-8, ehlinzeka ngezidingo zaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga zemodeli yezihlalo eziyi-175. Womabili amalungu omndeni angama-737 MAX azonciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli kanye nokukhishwa kwekhabhoni okungenani nge-14% uma kuqhathaniswa nezindiza abazishintshayo, okusiza ukwenza ngcono izindleko zokusebenza nokusebenza kwemvelo. INingizimu-ntshonalanga ithe isixazululo siyayivumela ukuthi igcine ukusebenza kahle kwemikhumbi yonke i-Boeing 737 ukuxhasa inethiwekhi yomgwaqo ongabizi kakhulu.

“ISouthwest Airlines ibisebenza uchungechunge lweBoeing 737 cishe iminyaka engama-50, futhi indiza ibambe iqhaza elikhulu empumelelweni yethu engenakuqhathaniswa. Ukuzibophezela kwanamuhla kwi-737 MAX kuqinisa ukubonga kwethu okuqhubekayo ngendiza futhi kuqinisekisa izinhlelo zethu zokunikeza ngochungechunge lwezindiza iBoeing 737 kubaqashi bethu nakumakhasimende eminyakeni ezayo, ”kusho uGary Kelly, usihlalo kanye ne-CEO yaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga. "Siyaziqhenya ngokuqhubeka nesiko lethu lokuba ngumqhubi omkhulu kunabo bonke bemikhumbi ye-Boeing emhlabeni."

"Ngaphezu kokuxhasa imizamo yethu yokusebenza ngendlela efanelekile nangendlela efanelekile, i-737 MAX inikeza ukunethezeka kwabasebenzi kanye namakhasimende njengekhabethe elizolile, izindawo ezinkulu zemigqomo ephezulu, izihlalo ezinama-headrest ahlengahlengwayo, nendawo eningi yokugwedla inkonzo yangaphakathi," kusho uMike Van de Ven, isikhulu esisebenza ngaseningizimu-ntshonalanga.

Isivumelwano sokuthenga esisha sithatha incwadi yoku-oda yaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga iye kuma-200 737-7s naku-180 737-8s, ngaphezulu kwama-30 asevele ethuliwe. ENingizimu-ntshonalanga kuzoba nezinketho ezingama-270 kunoma iyiphi yalezi zinhlobo ezimbili, ukuthatha ukuzibophezela kokuthenga ngqo kwezindiza ezindizeni ezingaphezu kwezingu-600. Inkampani yezindiza iphinde ihlele ama-jets angama-737 MAX angeziwe ngabadayisi abavela eceleni.

“ISouthwest Airlines kudala yaba ngumholi nensimbi yomkhakha wezindiza futhi lo myalelo uyivoti elikhulu lokuzethemba kwezokuhweba ngendiza. Njengoba ukusatshalaliswa kwemithi yokugoma kuqhubeka nokwanda, abantu babuyela esibhakabhakeni futhi babhebhethekisa amathemba okuthi bazolulama ngokugcwele futhi bavuselele nokukhula embonini yethu yonke, ”kusho uStan Deal, umongameli kanye ne-CEO yeBoeing Commercial Airplanes. "Sijabule kakhulu ngokuqhubeka nokwethembela kweSouthwest eBoeing kanye nabangama-737. Isinqumo sabo semikhumbi namuhla siletha uzinzo olwengeziwe ngohlelo lwethu olukhulu lokuhweba futhi sizoqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umndeni wethu ongu-737 uzokwakha izindiza ezintsha eNingizimu-ntshonalanga eminyakeni ezayo."

Njengengxenye yesivumelwano, iNingizimu-ntshonalanga izophinde ikhulise ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwezixazululo zedijithali zeBoeing ukuxhasa imikhumbi yayo engama-737 MAX, kufaka phakathi i-Aeroplane Health Management, i-Maintenance Performance Toolbox kanye namathuluzi wedijithali wokuzulazula. IBoeing izophinde inikeze ngokuvuselelwa kwesoftware yohlelo kanye nemishini emisha yokuxhumana engenazintambo ukuxhasa ukusebenza kweSouthwest.