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Originally Posted by Chris
I watched this last night. Absolutely shocking. I knew the basics of the story, but the lengths Boeing went to cover up the new MCAS system it had added to the 737 Max 8 in order to avoid costly pilot retraining was shocking, as was its heel-dragging and obfuscation when the inquiry tried to hold it to account.
It was quite telling that in the days after the 737 was finally grounded, more and more pilots were refusing to fly them to their storage facilities.
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Yes it is indeed shocking and some high up people at Boeing should be made responsable for the two crashes that killed everyone onboard.
It was very clear what they were doing to save time and cut corners to get the 737 Max out the factory as quickly as possible.
They felt threatened by Airbus taking the lead in sales and pushed the 737 Max out as quickly as possible.
Trying to pass off the changes made to the 737 as nothing major and that would need no additional training.
Any business that also dismisses people highlighting faults or problems will in the end be the ones with the biggest of problems.
In an industry where safety has to be paramount nothing should ever be missed or dismissed.
The company needs to re-focus and get people back at the healm who prioritise safety.
But equally the FAA need to be scrutinizing everything Boeing do.
I dont know if it was americans backing up americans or whether things had just become too trusting, but they need to delve into things a lot more closely.