Re: Why not just disable the system and put the planes back in the air?
We know by now that the planes CAN fly without the sensor and its attempted automatic corrections -- and probably fly safer without it -- so why not disable it and get them back in the air?
There is one other reason why no MAX operator will mandate turning off MCAS: Fuel savings. If an aircraft is frying the wrong pitch, it will translate to higher fuel consumption for that flight. "How much fuel will it save" is currently the latest battleground Boeing and Airbus are using hook potential customers.
Airbus A320neo claims up to 15%. If turning off MCAS causes the flight to have a fuel savings of <14% it will be "bad". Every percentage point is a lot particularly when profits are razor thin.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
