Boeing’s MCAS system is flawed. They need to own up to the fact they *******ed up and they’re the only ones to blame. But they won’t, they’ll use all their corporate power to lobby the FAA in their favor and the corporate media reflects it, adding blame on the pilots. This is a 100 percent system/software failure.
Ethiopian investigators concluded their pilots followed all Boeing’s recommended procedures. United’s CEO publicly said his pilots reported system faults as well. His solution though? “My pilots are trained to disconnect the AP and hand fly.” So we can continue to operate an aircraft with an undocumented “inoperative” and unsafe piece of equipment, because you know, profits over safety.
This crash as well as Lion Air is a direct result of a faulty system and once again proves that cutting costs (and time to meet deadlines) results in mass loss of lives. These guys were unfortunately doomed before engine start thanks to corporate greed. If you’re one to blame this on pilot error, take your comments to the Atlas 767 thread.