• The_v@lemmy.world
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    4 years later around 150 new airplanes are still sitting on the tarmac as the crews fix around 6-7 per month.

    It’s pretty bizarre to drive past where they store/repair them in Moses Lake and see them all.

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      Didn’t know, are they planes that never sold? Or were grounded? Or just don’t have the resources to repair them?

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        Mostly still grounded planes in need of repair.

        There are a few planes that were ordered by Russia and Ukraine that can not be delivered due to the war. There are also a few planes that are unsold.

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    The 737 design has reached its max (heh) potential. There’s no more milk to squeeze out from this cow. Boeing has to bite the bullet and design a new plane from the ground up. Surely those billions in tax payer funded military contracts can be invested in R&D.