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What are the odds Boeing paid for this article to be published? This incident happened in 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_72 https://en.wikip
by checker659 7y ago
What are the odds Boeing paid for this article to be published? This incident happened in 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_72 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_72
- spuz 7y agoSeeing as the article doesn't specifically say anything negative about Airbus and it's an extract from a book released this month, I would find that incredibly unlikely.
- eecc 7y agoIndeed it reads that as the final bits of data streamed out of the recordings, Airbus realizing what a lucky break they had when no one died from this f*ck-up, they rushed to fix the software and issue new procedures to turn off the dodgy computers. In the more recent cases, with 100% death counts, I read unsubtle accusations at third world pilots not knowing how to fly planes
- robkop 7y agoHow about very low? At the end of the article it mentions that the article is mostly an extract from the Caption's book. Which is coming out in roughly two weeks time.
- dmitrygr 7y agoSeems to be an ad for a book by said captain to come out soon, so unlikely to be Boeing related
- mkl 7y agoI doubt that Boeing paid to have it published or anything like that, but I wouldn't be surprised if the publisher has rushed to get it ready for publication given how topical it seems right now. This article will be getting way more attention than it otherwise would have (if the article would have even existed without recent Boeing mishaps).
- glangdale 7y agoI don't know about the odds of that, but the odds of someone unleashing a sophomorically cynical response on Hacker News seem pretty strong. As is quite obvious from the article, the person in question just published a book on his experiences (which might take a while to work through the system in every sense).