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Engineer: Ethiopian Airlines Went Into Records After Crash
Ethiopian Airlines' former chief engineer says in a whistleblower complaint filed with regulators that the carrier went into the maintenance records on a Boeing 737 Max jet a day after it crashed this year, a breach he contends was part of a pattern of corruption that included fabricating documents, signing off on shoddy repairs and even beating those who got out of line. (hosted.ap.org) More...
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Seems simple, Do not allow landings of those airlines anywhere in countries that they don't comply with. When their passengers cannot reach their destinations they will stop flying that airline, thus closing down the business.
Finally, little by little and drip by drip, we're getting the other side of the story. And it's the same sad story for both Ethiopian and Lion Airlines ... poorly-trained and overworked pilots and maintenance staff, lack of oversight, management that ignores pleas for improvements, and corruption everywhere. As I've said before, Boeing hasn't covered itself in glory but there's a reason why these two accidents happened to aircraft that belonged to airlines that have grown too fast and put too much emphasis on making maximum profit.
"It's not a coincidence, he said, that Ethiopian saw one of its Max planes go down when many other airlines that fly the plane suffered no such tragedy." There are many reasons for this and better training and oversight are not the only ones. In response to some airlines' demands for cheaper aircraft, Boeing "unbundled" some non-critical features so that airlines could pick and choose which ones they want to buy. Of importance here are two optional safety upgrades -- AOA (angle of attack) indicators on both pilots' displays and a warning light that indicates when the two AOA sensors disagree. U.S. airlines and most well-known western carriers purchased the two upgrades. Neither Ethiopian nor Lion Airlines opted to, presumably because they cost extra. Lack of familiarity with the workings of MCAS wasn't the main reason those two planes crashed.
"It's not a coincidence, he said, that Ethiopian saw one of its Max planes go down when many other airlines that fly the plane suffered no such tragedy." There are many reasons for this and better training and oversight are not the only ones. In response to some airlines' demands for cheaper aircraft, Boeing "unbundled" some non-critical features so that airlines could pick and choose which ones they want to buy. Of importance here are two optional safety upgrades -- AOA (angle of attack) indicators on both pilots' displays and a warning light that indicates when the two AOA sensors disagree. U.S. airlines and most well-known western carriers purchased the two upgrades. Neither Ethiopian nor Lion Airlines opted to, presumably because they cost extra. Lack of familiarity with the workings of MCAS wasn't the main reason those two planes crashed.
Little by little, they try to fabricate "proofs" of Boeing innocence...It is sooo obvious!
Pilot error caused by lack of training and compounded by poor maintenance is what caused the prefect storms to produce the MCAS crashes.
Boeing could have done a much better job on the 737 MAX and there is no excuse for that, but Boeing did not cause either crash.
Boeing could have done a much better job on the 737 MAX and there is no excuse for that, but Boeing did not cause either crash.
^ 1000% this.
I just read that the CEO , of Boeing , Mr. Dennis Mullenburger , ( forgive me if i miss spelled his name ) has been removed from his position , by the Board of Directors . It is my understanding that he has been offered a lessor position , that is speciffic to fixing all the problems with the Max and NG . I do not know if he will or has accepted this arrangement . As sad as this is , and a big shock to me , i guess a shake-up in the highest levels was due . If any-one has any further info , i would like to know ...........DGR
