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Boeing CEO accepts blame for two plane crashes
The chairman of Boeing acknowledged Thursday for the first time that a new maneuvering system was responsible for two plane crashes that killed almost 350 people, and he apologized to the families and friends of the victims. (www.usatoday.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Personally I think the FAA should take some responsibility for the incidents as well. They issued an airworthiness certificate hastily...... I don't entirely blame Boeing.
I agree with you 100% Roy. The ancillary safety agencies should have caught this before the FAA, NTSB, ALPA and operators of these jets were getting strange reports from pilots and carriers but everyone chose to rely on Boeing's good word and disregarded the complaints coming in. What Boeing did to these passengers and pilots is nothing short of manslaughter. Boeing finally manned-up for these preventable accidents.
what strange reports are you talking about?
Before the crashes the MCAS was not operating as advertised. Apparently many pilots raised red flags about this hinky system. That's what a meant about strange reports.
Boeing and the FAA have become codependent on this.
Certainly by divesting their approval and oversight authority to the manufacturer, they are responsible for the faults that result.