US transportation secretary Elaine Chao and some politicians questioned why Boeing did not require safety features on its top-selling plane that might have prevented the crashes.
"It is very questionable, if these were safety-oriented additions, why they were not part of the required template of measures that should go into an airplane," she said, adding she was not ready to require that all safety options be retrofitted on existing planes. Boeing's newest version of its most popular plane, the 737 MAX, is again in the spotlight after another deadly crash minutes after take-off.Southwest Airlines, which on Wednesday became the first major airline to formally cut its financial outlook for the year after being forced to pull its MAX fleet of 34 jets out of service, supported Boeing's decision.
"Boeing's software update appears to add yet another layer of safety to the operation of the MAX aircraft," Southwest's certificate chief pilot Bob Waltz said. The Allied Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines Group Inc pilots, warned the certification process should not be rushed, and the fix should take into account any further information from an investigation into an Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10.CFRA analyst Jim Corridore, who has a"buy" rating on Boeing, said news from the company and the Washington hearing were positive steps toward getting the MAX jets airborne again.
so why they didn't before the crash? Oh I know. They were busy paying their top dogs with fat bonus - never mind the little thing like safety of puclic.. :p
That’s just rubbish. The FAA approved faulty software? Software fixes? How did this bucket get off the ground, when BOEING decided to sell safety as upgrade options? Watch orders cancelled. hypocrisy
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