» They're the same thing. BTW, many aircraft crashes were due to a pilot doing what would have been the right thing on another design they were familiar with. B

» They're the same thing. BTW, many aircraft crashes were due to a pilot doing what would have been the right thing on another design they were familiar with. Boeing's plan to make the MAX behave like other airplanes is a reasonable plan to improve safety. » The "multiple cascading changes" is always an issue with a complex design, and in fact Boeing's approach with the Max was choosing a route which minimized those cascading changes. I think the charges people are bringing is that Boeing wanted to make the new airplane acceptable by airliners by making the 737 Max the same as the old plane so there was no need to certify pilots for the new plane. My vote is that this is criminal negligence at best and under an ideal government, the then CEO and board would be in jail pending charges right now.