Similarities Between the Lion Air and Ethiopian 737 Max Crashes
Sympathies for all the victims and their families, incredibly sad.<p>Many of us have heard the phrase "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going." In reference to Boeing's perceived safe planes.  This phrase has lost any meaning to me, and in fact, I'm feeling the opposite way right now.<p>Boeing's response to the first 737-Max Lion Air crash was abhorrent, in my opinion.  While they were taking the time to blame the Lion Air pilots reaction to the plane's issue, and stating how safe the 737-max was, they were also working on urgent patches to their software.  The patch is still not yet deployed, but the planes continue to fly.<p>If initial info of this crash points to a related cause to the Lion Air crash, anything less than a full grounding of all 737-Max aircraft seems incredibly dangerous.  I get the feeling that Boeing executives have checked their better moral judgement at the door and are thinking solely in terms of dollars.<p>I can't help but feel that Boeing and US regulators would have taken the issue identified after Lion Air much more seriously and been much more likely to take action and responsibility if it was a US flight. That thought leaves me with incredibly sour taste in my stomach.<p>For those who may come to Boeing's defense, take a look at how pilots of the 737 Max responded to the Lion air crash - often with anger.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/world/asia/lion-air-plane-crash-pilots.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/world/asia/lion-air-plane...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/13/pilots-unions-criticize-boeing-withholding-safety-information/?utm_term=.6da8413fb849" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/13/pilots-un...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://www.fullwsj.com/articles/regulators-push-for-clarity-on-boeing-737-safety-systems-after-lion-air-crash-1542854965" rel="nofollow">https://www.fullwsj.com/articles/regulators-push-for-clarity...</a><p>[4] <a href="https://www.fullwsj.com/articles/boeing-and-regulators-delay-jetliner-fixes-prompted-by-lion-air-crash-11549821489" rel="nofollow">https://www.fullwsj.com/articles/boeing-and-regulators-delay...</a>