Boeing to customer:
“We will sell you a new 737 with a de-rated engine that produces 90% of normal thrust. But, for an annual subscription fee we will take out the electronic control mechanize that de-rates the engine. The fee is a mere 1000 dollars a flight.”
Customer to Boeing:
“Do you have the phone number for Air Bus? I need to make a phone call.”
#27 Boeing to customer: For a small fee we will include in the manual the how to use the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) in the 737 max 8.
For an additional higher fee we will include two angle-of-attack sensors that will only activate in specific situations and won’t override pilot input.