tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post2658370045308721977..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Boeing Must Emerge Smarter From 737 MAX Grounding: The aerospace giant needs to find a balance between heeding its bean counters and engineersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-86728975063900025462020-11-19T11:40:25.972-05:002020-11-19T11:40:25.972-05:00The MCAS system was clearly unsafe. The idiot engi...The MCAS system was clearly unsafe. The idiot engineers thought a single-thread control system driving a horizontal stabilizer was a good idea and that an average(ha?) pilot could discern the faults made it a safe system. The big problem here was lack of adequate systems engineering by Boeing to ensure failures don't propagate into accidents, and lack of adequate oversight within Boeing to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-87501028918207505532020-11-19T07:58:30.979-05:002020-11-19T07:58:30.979-05:00So, here's the truth for the flying public to ...So, here's the truth for the flying public to know, since we can't get it from the media. The aircraft was never unsafe to fly. What is unsafe is the training and maintenance of these "rising" 3rd world air carriers. Perhaps Boeing shares some blame for "assuming" the pilot-in-command could handle a common problem by not mandating an update or review of those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-44087321301262366852020-11-19T06:55:26.126-05:002020-11-19T06:55:26.126-05:00Check out the Seattle Times - its aerospace writer...Check out the Seattle Times - its aerospace writer <b>Dominic Gates</b> wrote a series of in-depth articles about the woes of the Max as well as Boeing's and the FAA's complicity in the issue. Dominic knows the aviation industry and is not a Boeing apologist. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-64568907279814856972020-11-18T18:54:45.669-05:002020-11-18T18:54:45.669-05:00Major omission here for why the 737 MAX was concep...Major omission here for why the 737 MAX was concepted: being a more "green" aircraft to compete against the A320neo by changing the new engine location on the wing. <br /><br />Boeing statement on being pressured by "progressive green" groups: "Reducing emissions is aligned to our customers’ strategic desire to decrease fuel use, a major cost and priority in their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com