At this point, given that they know that they have an inherently unsafe airframe, they should at least stop production and start redesigning a new plane. That will be the logical thing to do. But of course, if they do this, they realize that they are admitting guilt and an inherently unsafe aircraft. So, they are doubling down on the Max and hope that there will never be another MCAS crash. It is a "damn if you do, damn if you don't" scenario, after having made the original error...
I am guessing it may be a bankruptcy now or bankruptcy later scenario for them (if there is another MCAS-related crash in the future), so they are taking their chances on the later scenario, hoping it will never happen...I am not sure about their finances and the impact of the Max debacle on them, but I am assuming this would be a serious loss either way.
Last edited by nk15; Jun 19, 2019 at 5:54 pm