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Except none of their pilots crashed the plane despite flying an order of magnitude more flights than Ethiopian or Lion Air. The difference is that US pilots are
by briandear 7y ago
Except none of their pilots crashed the plane despite flying an order of magnitude more flights than Ethiopian or Lion Air. The difference is that US pilots are far better trained and maintenance doesn’t skimp like Lion Air had a long history of doing. The Lion Air plane should have been grounded when the the AOA sensor was reported bad on the flight the day before the crash. The executive in charge of Lion Air maintenance should be in jail: they let the plane fly knowing the AOA sensor was faulty. The MEL for that airplane required the AOA sensor. For some reason we let Lion Air off the hook, but look at their history: one of the most dangerous airlines in existence and that isn’t Boeing’s fault.