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    maggot;
    There is nothing inherently unsafe about the plane
    I thought that was worth a bump.




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    Doomed Boeing 737 Max missing 2 key safety features that were sold as ‘optional extras’

    https://www.rt.com/news/454489-boein...tional-extras/

    I have to say-- I've posted this report- but it verges on the unbelievable. Could this crap actually be true ? Optional extras ?
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    Details have begun to emerge of the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed three weeks ago.

    An anti-stalling system on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max, has been blamed for the disaster which killed all 157 people on board.

    Soon after take-off - and just 450ft (137m) above the ground - the aircraft's nose began to pitch down.

    One pilot, according to the Wall Street Journal, said to the other "pitch up, pitch up!" before their radio died.

    The plane crashed only six minutes into its flight.


    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47759966


    maggot;
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    " First they came for the journalists...
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    The stupidity at Boeing is stunning

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    Matched only by the conceit of maggot.


    maggot;
    There is nothing inherently unsafe about the plane





    Some Ethiopians would like a word with you, maggot.
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    Boeing 737 Max will be grounded until August, says airline trade body


    Plane taken out of service after Ethiopian Airlines crash may not fly before peak season

    https://www.theguardian.com/business...ine-trade-body

    But.........maggot says it's safe. Haw, haw.........haw.
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    Boeing apologizes for all the dead people;

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and...o-the-families
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    Some Boeing 737 MAX planes may have 'improperly manufactured' parts that should be replaced - FAA

    Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX model, alongside its NG aircraft, has been hit by another safety issue as the plane manufacturer revealed that some aircraft parts were improperly manufactured and would need replacement.
    Up to 148 leading edge slat tracks – aerodynamic surfaces on a plane’s wings, which allow it to operate at a higher angle of attack – had defects, the company told the US Federal Aviation Administration. All the faulty parts were produced by a Boeing sub-tier supplier and could affect up to 133 NG and 179 MAX planes worldwide.

    https://www.rt.com/news/460905-boein...arts-replaced/

    And nobody cares.
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    Pilots reveal safety fears over Boeing’s fleet of Dreamliners

    Pilots, however, claim that the safety of passengers and crew is being compromised. “If there was an engine fire on a transatlantic flight and the aircraft had one of the defective fire switches, then we would have to fly with a burning wing for up to three hours before we could safely land,” a pilot with a British airline told the Observer.

    In its alert to airlines, Boeing warns that long-term heating can cause the fire switch to stick in the locked position so it can’t be used to release the two fire extinguishers in each engine.

    The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive, mandatory instructions to air operators, announcing that the problem is “likely to exist or develop in other products of the same design” and that “the potential exists for an airline fire to be uncontrollable”. However, it stopped short of grounding the aircraft and instead ordered airlines to check the switch every 30 days.


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    The FAA was criticised for declining to ground Boeing’s fleet of 737 Max aircraft in March after a software malfunction was suspected of causing two fatal crashes. It changed its stance after regulators in other countries banned the aircraft from flying while the accidents were investigated.

    https://www.theguardian.com/business...7-safety-fears
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    When flyers said they were not going to board it, Boing decided to take it out of service, They would have kept flying it if they could have gotten away with it.

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    Yeah. It's hit-man mentality.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    I should give that crate a miss too.
    Why are you flying planes anyway, that marks you down as a massive hypocrite surely?

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    Willy Walsh is an ex-737 pilot so his endorsement is a massive boost to the beleaguered Boeing company.


    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/ma...=1490&ito=1490

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    Why are you flying planes anyway, that marks you down as a massive hypocrite surely?
    I'm a hypocrite for not wanting to use iffy aircraft ?
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    US regulator cites new flaw on grounded Boeing 737 MAX

    Fixing the problem will further delay the plane's return to the skies after two deadly crashes, sources say.



    The US Federal Aviation Administration identified a new risk that Boeing must address on its beleaguered 737 MAX aircraft before the grounded jet can return to service.

    The risk was discovered during a simulator test last week and it is not yet clear if the issue can be addressed with a software upgrade, or will require a more complex hardware fix, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/...064850927.html
    Anybody think that Boing is not going to survive this ?
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