No survivors of Ethiopia air crash

[+susieice]

Another incident when Southwest Airlines was putting one of their 737 MAX into storage. The plane had to make an emergency landing. Engine problems were cited.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/26/southwest-boeing-737-max-reportedly-made-an-emergency-landing-at-orlando-international-airport.html

[Eldorado]

Boeing didn't tell airlines that safety alert wasn't working until after crash.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-737-max-boeing-didnt-tell-airlines-that-safety-alert-wasnt-working-until-after-crash/

Boeing did not disclose 737 MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-boeing-idUSKCN1SB0JC

[Eldorado]

Some related news...

French widow sues Boeing for at least $276 million over Ethiopian crash

At Reuters: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ethiopia-airplane-lawsuit/french-widow-sues-boeing-for-at-least-276-million-over-ethiopian-crash-idUKKCN1SR1EL?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

At CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/21/europe/french-widow-sues-boeing-intl/index.html

[toast]

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Southwest pilots sue Boeing for misleading them on 737 MAX

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) said on Monday it had filed a lawsuit against Boeing Co alleging that the planemaker “deliberately misled” the airline and pilots about its 737 MAX aircraft.

The grounding of the 737 MAX in March has wiped out more than 30,000 Southwest Airlines flights, causing over $100 million in lost wages for pilots, the union said.

Southwest is the largest operator of the MAX with 34 jetliners in its fleet when the aircraft was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes that together killed 346 people.

The lawsuit, filed in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, alleges that Boeing “abandoned sound design and engineering practices, withheld safety critical information from regulators and deliberately misled its customers, pilots and the public about the true scope of design changes to the 737 MAX.”

Boeing spokesman Chaz Bickers said: “While we value our long relationship with SWAPA, we believe this lawsuit is meritless and will vigorously defend against it.”

Full article REUTERS

 

[Great Old Man]

Ethiopia has very high mountains, It could be good because high altitude prevent harmful mosquito and plague, while it could be very dangerous in case of airplane.

especially cloudy days. 

 

[Eldorado]

"A few days before the one-year anniversary of the Ethiopian Air crash that led to the grounding of the 737 Max, a House committee released its preliminary findings from its investigation into the troubled jetliner -- placing blame on both the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing.

""Both Boeing and the FAA gambled with the public's safety in the aftermath of the Lion Air crash, resulting in the death of 157 more individuals," the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wrote in its 14-page report."

Full report at ABC news: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-faults-boeing-faa-737-max-investigation/story?id=69441764

And CNAsia: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/us-lawmakers-fault-faa--boeing-for-deadly-737-max-crashes-12511374