And the author slightly joins on on that with his off-the-cuff characterization of the two 737 Max 8 crashes (at Lion Air and Ethiopian) as >two preventable cr

And the author slightly joins on on that with his off-the-cuff characterization of the two 737 Max 8 crashes (at Lion Air and Ethiopian) as >two preventable crashes at unready airlines in developing countries Ethiopian is a large and by all accounts modern and well-run airline which has been operating jets since the early 1960s, and performs maintenance for other airlines. While it was originally set up as essentially a branch of TWA with American staff, it hasn't relied on foreign staff since the 70s. It's been an early adopter of new Boeing aircraft since the early 80s (with the 767) and was the first airline outside Japan to fly the 787 commercially.