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Trump grounds 737MAX
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Posted on 03/13/2019 11:45:22 AM PDT by WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Shares of Boeing tumbled Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he is grounding all Boeing 737 Max jets, following the second major crash within five months.

“Boeing is an incredible company. They are working very, very hard right now,” Trump told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.

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To: billorites; DannyTN; Yo-Yo
Gonna borrow this graphic from another thread. Better land while they can.


61 posted on 03/13/2019 12:45:33 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Good move. I think I read yesterday that Boeing said it would be a month or more until they distribute software update.


62 posted on 03/13/2019 12:49:16 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: mewzilla

Interesting


63 posted on 03/13/2019 12:53:56 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hopefully the NTSB and FAA haven’t been compromised.


64 posted on 03/13/2019 12:57:27 PM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: SGCOS

Boeing contacted the FAA and suggested these aircraft be grounded. The manufacturer is not the regulatory authority, the FAA is.

After meeting with FAA officials, Trump announced the grounding. This affects US registered planes, other countries usually follow such FAA directives via their own aviation agencies.


65 posted on 03/13/2019 1:01:09 PM PDT by wrench
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To: Rebelbase

Good obswrvation.

CC


66 posted on 03/13/2019 1:03:23 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

That’s the model that becomes a ‘convertible,’ whether you want it to or not! ;)

“Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled Aloha Airlines flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, a Boeing 737-297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui. There was one fatality, flight attendant Clarabelle Lansing, who was ejected from the airplane. Another 65 passengers and crew were injured.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243


67 posted on 03/13/2019 1:06:34 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin ( "Why can't you be more like Lloyd Braun?")
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

The FAA grounded the 737;

The FAA is ordering the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (PDF) operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory. The agency made this decision as a result of the data gathering process and new evidence collected at the site and analyzed today. This evidence, together with newly refined satellite data available to FAA this morning, led to this decision.

The grounding will remain in effect pending further investigation, including examination of information from the aircraft’s flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders. An FAA team is in Ethiopia assisting the NTSB as parties to the investigation of the Flight 302 accident. The agency will continue to investigate.

https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=93206


68 posted on 03/13/2019 1:16:58 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: C19fan

Very good description of MCAS;
https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/what-is-the-boeing-737-max-maneuvering-characteristics-augmentation-system-mcas-jt610/


69 posted on 03/13/2019 1:18:13 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Agreed. Ground them till the dust settles. There aren’t that many in the U.S. anyway.


70 posted on 03/13/2019 1:29:56 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Shouldn’t the FAA announce this, and ground them IAW FAA protocols?

Weird.


71 posted on 03/13/2019 1:30:28 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Simon Foxx

and there is another accident, they will be looking at bankruptcy


Not even close to bankruptcy.


72 posted on 03/13/2019 1:32:16 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: windowdude
We’ll be flying in a 737 900ER. They OK?

Yes - it’s the previous generation. No problems.

73 posted on 03/13/2019 1:33:54 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: mewzilla

This is pretty big news. Won’t be that difficult to get to the bottom of this straight away.


74 posted on 03/13/2019 1:34:04 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: cornfedcowboy

Hopefully you’re right.


75 posted on 03/13/2019 1:36:00 PM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Rebelbase

Olivia de Havilland will be 103 on July 1.


76 posted on 03/13/2019 1:36:57 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

I think these accidents were caused by the center fuel tank.


77 posted on 03/13/2019 1:57:20 PM PDT by Revel
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To: C19fan

A caller on talk radio this am said there is a known-problem with the aircraft’s Angle of Attack indicator and autopilot. The indicator apparently can be inaccurate showing the plane is flying level when it’s heading slightly down. He said ‘skilled pilots’ or something like that know to disengage the autopilot and correct its flight path.


78 posted on 03/13/2019 2:04:35 PM PDT by Justa
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To: mewzilla

Thanks, I heard that.


79 posted on 03/13/2019 2:13:21 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Software in control of a big jet can be deadly.

They better go quick and find a group of OCD coders to fix the mess.


80 posted on 03/13/2019 2:54:57 PM PDT by Bobalu (12 diet Cokes and a fried chicken...)
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