“Appeal already filed with 9th circuit.”
Lol, the 9th will probably uphold the appeal just because it goes against Trump.
On a more serious note; it would be instructive for those who are against grounding the Max to read the history of the British Coment. The Brits, being the leader in early jet technology were eager after WWII to be the first to develop and bring on-line a commercial jetliner. And, they were indeed the first with the Comet. However, not very long after going into service the plane had some fatal crashes. The Brits, not wanting to loose their lead kept the comet flying instead of grounding it until the problem could be identified and corrected which by the way was wing fatigue. Long story short, the public lost confidence in the Comet and the British aero industry never recovered. Did this from memory so forgive me if I got a few details incorrect.
No it was fuselage rupture under pressurization.
Fatigue cracks developed because the Brits used square passenger window frames. The cracks propagated from the apex of the square window frames and allowed the cabin to explosively depressurize.
The design fix was to reshape the window openings as ovals eliminating the stress points.
I thought the Comets square windows fatigued and blew out. Was that another plane?
No, the cause was determined to be metal fatigue from pressurization cycles, starting from weak points such as rivet holes and openings in the metal fuselage.
The Brits, being the leader in early jet technology
Some would argue that that honor went to the Germans although the French were first with the idea, and Whittle was the first to make one work. It took von Ohain to get one to fly.