The general flying public shouldn’t have to wait for a disaster to take place on US soil for Boeing to be held accountable for its criminal negligence.
The general flying public shouldn’t have to wait for a disaster to take place on US soil for Boeing to be held accountable for its criminal negligence.
This disaster was the fault of the incompetent 3rd world pilots who didn’t switch off the two clearly labeled switches next to the trim control when the automatic trim malfunctioned. They are part of the Before Taxi checklist that they had just completed about 5 minutes previously. People who know absolutely nothing about how to fly an airplane keep blaming Boeing because of the nonsensical coverage by the MSM who have the ability to interview knowledgeable people but would rather follow their own narrative.
Boeing airplanes and the 737 in particular have the most incredible safety record in the history of aviation. Boeing aircraft are the primary reason you are over 60 times less likely to die in an “accident” per mile traveled in an airliner than in your car. You are 6 times more likely to die in a train accident per mile traveled.
Every 737 flying today has the trim stabilizer cutoff switches in the same place in case the trim malfunctions. Every 737 pilot is required to know where they are and what they do. The pilots were criminally negligent not Boeing.
I have been a pilot for 30 years; I have lived on an airport with our airplane with a bunch of airline pilots for 25 years. I have no connection with Boeing in any form other than living in Washington State. My brother has been a 737 captain for Southwest for decades Just stating the facts and what my airline pilot neighbors and brother tell me about 737s.
“The general flying public shouldn’t have to wait for a disaster to take place on US soil for Boeing to be held accountable for its criminal negligence.”
Agree 100%.
However since BA is a huge part of the DJIA and the FAA cannot afford to lose credibility for certifying a plane that never should have been certified, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
To the extent any of those culpable actually are held accountable, it will be done quietly with the media largely ignoring it.