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Liberal In Texas

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25. Guess I'll be avoiding Southwest Airlines (my fav carrier) for awhile until this gets resolved.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 09:29 PM

Mar 2019

And American.

The return of the old tombstone regulations again come to the fore.

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Boeing 737 Max 8 pilots complained to feds for months about suspected safety flaw [View all] octoberlib Mar 2019 OP

But, but, but... Lefta Dissenter Mar 2019 #1

It is always "Pilot Error" anyway LiberalArkie Mar 2019 #3

Did Boeing say the Autopilot system was "fine"? maxsolomon Mar 2019 #4

Finally someone picks up on articles at The Air Current..see #5 comment on thread..n/t asiliveandbreathe Mar 2019 #10

the one from "asd"? maxsolomon Mar 2019 #14

Unbelievable malaise Mar 2019 #2

See links #5 comment Malaise - is an OMG....n/t asiliveandbreathe Mar 2019 #6

Thanks for these links malaise Mar 2019 #11

The Air Current article..with important links w/i - China has ground 737 Max 8 fleet.. asiliveandbreathe Mar 2019 #5

Thanks for the links! octoberlib Mar 2019 #9

Informative articles. So the MAX8 was developed and rushed into service due octoberlib Mar 2019 #15

Yup, and they have 5,000 orders outstanding DrToast Mar 2019 #16

Rachel discussing this now malaise Mar 2019 #20

How silly of them to complain -- they're not the ones who own Congress. nt gateley Mar 2019 #7

From Air Current octoberlib Mar 2019 #13

I'm guessing Trump isn't the only one who Boeing has been generous with. nt gateley Mar 2019 #19

Wonder if Air force 1 is a 737......hmmmmm. n/t dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #21

It isnt. The Truth Is Here Mar 2019 #33

Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #8

Yes...ground the 737 Max 8....see comment #5 on this thread...n/t.... asiliveandbreathe Mar 2019 #12

passengers could refuse to board such aircraft. do pilots have a union? nt msongs Mar 2019 #17

They should. I know I will and yes , the pilots union is ALPA. octoberlib Mar 2019 #18

This will only change when Boeing loses $$$$$. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #22

This doesn't sound good. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #23

Cancel your flights on these planes, folks. roamer65 Mar 2019 #24

Guess I'll be avoiding Southwest Airlines (my fav carrier) for awhile until this gets resolved. Liberal In Texas Mar 2019 #25

Pilots have all the power in the world liberal N proud Mar 2019 #26

bingo. nt ecstatic Mar 2019 #31

today trump basically tweeted mercuryblues Mar 2019 #27

Lets hope that black box data from this flight yields some answers quickly. CentralMass Mar 2019 #28

$8.8B of your tax ollars fund TSA. Apparently none of that actually goes towards fixing problems. nt MadDAsHell Mar 2019 #29

Very disturbing. Watching Rachel now. The problem with the "oh, just disengage autopilot" response ecstatic Mar 2019 #30

According to Air Current, the problem is the engine is too powerful for the plane. octoberlib Mar 2019 #35

K&R!!! burrowowl Mar 2019 #32

Our greed is killing us. Our greed is killing the planet. lindysalsagal Mar 2019 #34