737 MAX CRASH

[adriver]

I think the FAA and the airlines are a little too cozy.

Fixed it.

 

[64DartGTinAZ]

Well it was Trump who first implemented the grounding before noon today, not long after Canada and the rest of the world had done so. We were the last ones. I'm sure the FAA followed along after that, to go along with the president. This whole thing is so tragic, with the loss of life. And I feel it could have been prevented with a little training for the pilots, and some tweaking of the MCAS. The new software updates will rely on several sensors inputs , rather than 1, before it noses the plane downward. And they will now provide training for pilots on how to use the system. Why they decided to not tell the pilots about it beforehand is beyond me.

FAA administrator on grounding Boeing 737 Max: 'We didn't feel global pressure'

"The FAA's decision to ground the planes marked a stunning turnaround for the U.S., which has stood by the American-made aircraft as dozens of countries around the world ground the planes.

Elwell said the FAA was "certainly aware" of decisions other countries made to ground the planes. But the official emphasized, "We didn't feel global pressure."

"As I said, we are a data-driven, action-oriented agency and we don't make decisions about grounding aircraft or regulating or even shutdown decisions for airports or aircraft without actionable data. And in this case, the actionable data didn't arrive until today," Elwell said in an interview on "Closing Bell."

President Donald Trump told reporters earlier that he was ordering the planes to be taken out of service. He said he made the decision after speaking with Boeing's CEO, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Elwell.

But Elwell clarified that the emergency order grounding the aircraft was not issued by the White House.

"So the decision is an emergency order to ground the airplanes and that is authority rested in the FAA with me," he said.

While Elwell said he did make the decision, he consulted experts as well as Chao and the White House because of the magnitude of the order."

 

[Mrpatel]

Interesting.... Boeing engineer got subpoenaed.