It's really fascinating how the first thread barely has any mentions of technical difficulty, while in the second thread nearly no one blames the pilots anymore

It's really fascinating how the first thread barely has any mentions of technical difficulty, while in the second thread nearly no one blames the pilots anymore. Benefit of hindsight, really. Still, it's important to remember that Boeing and the FDA dragged their feet for ages before grounding the plane after the second crash. So that's at least part of why they get so much flac in the second thread.