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Boeing delayed fix of defective 737 MAX warning light for three years
Boeing Co learned that a cockpit warning light on its 737 MAX jetliner was defective in 2017 but decided to defer fixing it until 2020, U.S. lawmakers said on Friday. (uk.reuters.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The saddest part of this whole mess is that there were highly trained pilots who could have probably prevented the crashes "if" they had received adequate training. Boeing trying to skirt a potential requirement for additional hands on training is the real crime here
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I believe you can say Boeing is responsible and here is why.
Yes, the airlines pressured manufacturers to create an aircraft that could be flown with the same type rating, to save money on training costs. Boeing then sold them aircraft that could be flown with the same type rating, but in the process of doing so they withheld information from them to ensure that the training requirement would be minimal.
If Boeing said "this is the same type rating, but you need to make sure you train this, this and this..." and the airlines chose not to, then we'd be having a different discussion, but that wasn't the case.
I will agree with you when you said "the feds have to sign off on everything" they got into Boeing's back pocket and failed to provide oversight. The FAA failed to do it's job.
Yes, the airlines pressured manufacturers to create an aircraft that could be flown with the same type rating, to save money on training costs. Boeing then sold them aircraft that could be flown with the same type rating, but in the process of doing so they withheld information from them to ensure that the training requirement would be minimal.
If Boeing said "this is the same type rating, but you need to make sure you train this, this and this..." and the airlines chose not to, then we'd be having a different discussion, but that wasn't the case.
I will agree with you when you said "the feds have to sign off on everything" they got into Boeing's back pocket and failed to provide oversight. The FAA failed to do it's job.
Please stay silent Bob.
When the lawmakers (now involved) get enough lobby dollars, from the manufacture, the issues will fly away. How did the plane pass federal muster? A lot of grease no doubt.
It’s going to be a hell of a long time before I can trust anything Boeing is manufacturing now.
Between the constant internal FOD situations, and wing spar defects just released to the public, I’ve lost my faith in their current manufacturing practices.
This whole thing smells like the Takata air bag coverup, and that ain’t good for Boeing’s reputation or stock value.
Between the constant internal FOD situations, and wing spar defects just released to the public, I’ve lost my faith in their current manufacturing practices.
This whole thing smells like the Takata air bag coverup, and that ain’t good for Boeing’s reputation or stock value.