How many of these planes in first-world airline fleets have had problems? Not just crashes, but any problems after take off. Is this a design error, maintenance error, or pilot error?
American Airlines took 14 737-800s out of service per a story dated March 7 - 3 days before this crash.
Southwest had a problem with its first commercial outing with the plane https://thepointsguy.com/2017/10/first-sw-737-max-breaks-down/
Southwest has also ordered cockpit display modifications because they don't have confidence in the Boeing systems. https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/southwest-airlines-is-adding-new-angle-of-attack-indicators-to-its-737-max-fleet/
If Boeing is burying their heads in the sand, they need to fire their crisis management team and start over.