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Why hasn’t the FAA done the same? Are we just better than all these other countries and our decision makers have some insight that everyone else is blind to, or
by tracer4201 8y ago
Why hasn’t the FAA done the same? Are we just better than all these other countries and our decision makers have some insight that everyone else is blind to, or is the FAA helping Boeing’s stock since they’re an American company? Serious question. I’m baffled why the FAA is not acting on this.
- adventured 8y agoThe FAA has spent five months reviewing the 737 Max post Lion Air. They have far more information on the real flight worthiness of the plane than any other agency or organization on the planet outside of Boeing. What's your premise starting from to claim that the FAA isn't making a better decision, from vastly more first-hand knowledge, than for example the UK or other nations?
- paulgb 8y agoI agree with this line of thinking, but I think it applies the other way as well. If you assume that the UK and China are making political calculations in addition to safety ones, what makes you think the FAA isn't doing that too?
- msviss 8y agoPresumably the aircraft that keep dropping from the sky.
- king_magic 8y ago> They have far more information on the real flight worthiness of the plane than any other agency or organization on the planet outside of Boeing. Well, that worked great... until another 737 Max 8 slammed into the ground.
- borski 8y agoYour assumption is that The cause was the plane, but neither Ethiopian nor Lion Air have great safety records in the first place. Parent’s point is that the FAA is likely to be more aware of whether the cause in the first crash was due to the plane, pilot error, weather, or any number of other factors. [edit] Apparently I’m incorrect about their safety records - my bad, the one time I trusted a friend and didn’t look into it myself, haha. I still maintain that it isn’t clear yet that it was the plane’s design, but I retract my comments on the safety record. Carry on and please quit the downvoting heh. :)
- ceejayoz 8y agohttps://thepointsguy.com/news/despite-recent-crash-ethiopian-airlines-has-strong-safety-record/ https://thepointsguy.com/news/despite-recent-crash-ethiopian... > But both the airline, and the nation as a whole, have a history of excellent safety on a continent where aviation practices can sometimes be dicey. The US Federal Aviation Administration gives Ethiopia a Category 1 safety rating, the organization’s highest, which means it can operate flights to the US, which it does. The nation also passes muster with the EU’s European Aviation Safety Agency regulations. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/11/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-flight-et302-visual-guide-to-what-we-know-so-far https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/11/ethiopian-airl... > Ethiopian has been regarded as a standard bearer among African airlines, on a continent where aviation safety has lagged behind the rest of the world.
- borski 8y agoYou appear to be right, and I was operating under misinformation. I’ll edit my comment.
- CydeWeys 8y agoYou're wrong about their safety records. Ethiopian is the safest and best operator in Africa.
- borski 8y agoApologies. I was operating under misinformation given to me by a smart friend. You appear to be correct.
- earless1 8y agoI'm sure Borski saw Africa and didn't even bother to look up the safety record.
- borski 8y agoSorry, are you implying this has anything to do with race? Because if so, please don’t join the conversation. I was operating on information from a trusted friend, and hadn’t taken the time to look it up. That’s all.
- 7952 8y agoThat may be true. But they have a responsibility to make decisions with the information that is available.
- tracer4201 8y agoMy premise is generally it seems like all the people appointed by the current administration are corrupt or incompetent or both. Politics aside, they wised up and finally decided to ground the 737 Max like dozens of other nations.
- 1986 8y agoThe US secretary of defense is also a former 30-year Boeing man.
- dragontamer 8y agoSecretary of Defense is irrelevant to this subject however. FAA is under U.S. Department of Transportation, run by Elaine Chao. I don't think she's related to Boeing (although she is the wife of Mitch McConnell).
- xutopia 8y agoBoeing is an American company. I'm not saying it is a factor but...
- vvillena 8y agoThey were quick to ground the 787 when some of its internal batteries started to catch fire, so let's hope they act with the same speed if this crash turns out to be caused by the same reason as the Lion Air one.
- drcongo 8y agoLobby groups.