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The second 737 Max crash was also an African airline, and the same accusations were floating around right after the crash. Let's better wait for the investigati
by flohofwoe 3y ago
The second 737 Max crash was also an African airline, and the same accusations were floating around right after the crash. Let's better wait for the investigation results before speculating.
- bluGill 3y agoNot all African airlines are the same. Ethiopian air - which had the second crash - has a good safety record and their safety practices match what Europe and North America rules require (rules are different in different areas, and so it isn't an exact match). Ethiopian air would not operate a 30 year old 737 because it is past the expected lifespan. Other African airlines will operate airplanes that old - normally they get by with it but that doesn't mean it is safe. There is no reason to suspect Boeing is at fault here. Boeing does have lots of problems to correct, but that doesn't mean they are to blame for everything.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoOne of the issues that came up was that Boeing sold 737 MAXs with an optional safety system that would have likely avoided that crash, so it isn't completely uncorrelated (of course, the blame was still on Boeing for not making that system mandatory, or simply not requiring that pilots be retrained to deal with the lower clearance of the new engines).