>>1768687>because "type rating".I see this in the nuclear industry as well. It is so much effort to create something new in the regulatory and licensing space that everyone would rather revise what exists. For example, you don't have to do an environmental assessment for a change, only for a new license. I would imagine the FAA regulatory process is about the same in scope and scale. I bet Boeing saved over $1B just in paper and documentation by forcing the square peg into the round hole. Airbus is the big winner here because they started the plane design with the expectation a jet bridge would always be available. Let's also not forget that Boeing shit canned the plane they so desperately need today in 2022 in 2006.
