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Boeing says it has completed 737 MAX software fix
(CNN) Boeing says it has finished the development of a software fix to its troubled 737 Max, in a statement released Thursday. The plane maker says it has flown the aircraft with the updated software on 207 flights for more than 360 hours. This is the next step in what Boeing hopes will result in the Federal Aviation Administration allowing the plane to resume commercial service. (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Complacency kills. Think of it this way. At some point a group if high kevel executives got together in a room (or on a teleconference) and said "We have to add a program to make the MAX fly like other 737's, it will manipulate the control surfaces without pilot input, and we don;t need to tell the airlines, pilots, or FAA that we are doing this"...and the rest of the group said "okay, that sounds good". Perhaps moving to CHicago has removed them too far from the plane building environment. Boeing should be better than that, and should absolutely be better than saying "that's the way we've always done it" as an excuse.
keep your comment clean please. No need to swear. Stick to the point.
It does not matter if they were around 103 yrs..if they knew what they were doing, in this instance, the MAX would not be grounded! And yes, even they admit they messed up.
BTW..in the future, might want to curb the tongue just a bit.
BTW..in the future, might want to curb the tongue just a bit.
A different take. With the 787, Boeing outsourced key aircraft components and took the approach that the supply chain would supply the components. Boeing would literally just snap them together like a model airplane. My take is this - is it possible non-aviation decisionmakers are making critical aviation decisions? It's just hard to believe that aviation engineers and managers would look at the MCAS and believe it doesn't require additional training. At what level is this kind of decision made?
Boeing needs some new leadership. Lots of it. Starting at the very top.
Day by day it becomes clear that the Boeing board has some serious work ahead replacing anyone involved with managing the MAX series of aircraft, from the CEO and down the lines of financial, procurement, and engineering management.
The souls of almost 350 people must be respected.
The souls of almost 350 people must be respected.
Did Boeing fuck up? Who knows, not going there.
What I do know is they've been around for 102 years and I'm positive they know what they're doing, and that they'll make sure this shit never happens again. No?