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Boeing probably doesn’t have the ability to ground their fleet with legal force, but if they said, “these planes aren’t safe, don’t fly them until we can invest
by mikeash 7y ago
Boeing probably doesn’t have the ability to ground their fleet with legal force, but if they said, “these planes aren’t safe, don’t fly them until we can investigate and fix,” most airlines would listen and I don’t think the FAA could somehow block this.
- brokenmachine 7y agoA statement like that would also be corporate suicide. Imagine the lawsuits.
- mikeash 7y agoWould it really be worse than having a government agency forcibly ground your planes for safety reasons?
- brokenmachine 7y agoIANAL but I think Boeing exposes themselves to less liability with FAA making the decision to ground them to investigate.
- jquery 7y agoI’m not absolving Boeing of responsibility, just adding some color to the conversation.