Originally Posted by
ursine1
Not speaking would of course be a major public relations misstep. How their message is viewed as being communicated is more important to the consumer than details at this point. And while it's probably too late for complete transparency, an effort at appearing like that was a priority would go far.
737-8 is another name for the 737-MAX 8. My point was that they wouldn't necessarily rebrand, but rather just drop the MAX designation. The 737-8 and the 737-800 are different aircraft.
Have you read their press releases? They're pretty awful and silence would probably serve them far better. Some admit outright error and that they were aware of the issue.
The MAX and 737-800 are different designs of the aircraft yes, but losing a couple of zeroes attempts to conflate it with the 800 since many systems will do that to the consumer or to a booker. That sort of sleight of hand could taint the 737-800NG aircraft with the MAX.