[Magnatron]

The plane is certainly "airworthy". The challenge is that the crews are not being properly trained on the new system design, the system itself is not a simple switch change to deactivate (time is of the essence in these incidents), and that simulator time is difficult as the major airlines using this system do not have MAX simulators available to train on.

It's "airworthy" but not "safe" at the moment.

[Publius]

I rode in two of them this past weekend on Southwest Airlines.

For the return trip, the plane was grounded for some unspecified reason, and we got off the ground three hours later on a different 737 Max.

[butlerweave]

Are they using Windows 10 ?

[Red Badger]

Hmmm.......Jakarta, Indonesia........Ethiopia...........Hmmmm..........there must be a connection...............

[ImNotLying]

Good, let the FAA fly in them

[DesertRhino]

Sounds good. Then I’m sure the FAA wouldn’t mind chartering one and flying to 50 airports around the USA to hold some quick press conferences.

[RayChuang88]

I think the FAA will carefully look at the simulators used by Southwest, American and United, the three US-based airlines have ordered the 737 MAX models. They especially want to look at the experience of Southwest pilots in both simulator training and actual flight operations, who has 34 737 MAX 8's in their fleet.

[JohnBrowdie]

a discount indonesian airline. ethiopian airlines.

blaming boeing seems a little, er, shortsighted.

[Robe]

I curious as to if any incidents have taken place on US airlines, and what were the actions taken.
True that there aren’t any MAX-8 simulators.
But I suspect that there is a problem in the software reading the inputs from only 2 AOA sensors, computers can get confused deciding which one is correct, and a third and you go with the 2 that are in agreement. (BTW Airbus uses 3 AOA’s)

[Paal Gulli]

The FAA’s opening position always is that until there’s evidence to the contrary, it’s always pilot error.

[airplaneguy]

Without saying too much, most of you are guessing or are flat out wrong. I am a 737 Pilot and have flown the Max. It flies fine. Nice and quiet and super fuel efficient.

[Yo-Yo]

[CFIIIMEIATP737]

“as the major airlines using this system do not have MAX simulators available to train on”

Trusimulation has built and installed 737 Max sims for Boeing in Boeing’s training facility in Miami.

[ClearBlueSky]

While mechanical failure is always possible is ANYONE mentioning the TWO major crashes involving this plane were both in Third World, mostly Muslim countries?
I blame pilot/ crew incompetence in both cases-or intentional Muslim sabotage.
Don't compare our maintenance( even at its worst) to that of uneducated,backward,corrupt or lazy employees in the Third World.
Check all the planes, certainly but IMO this crash was either intentional(Muslim terrorism) or employee incompetence. Some people just aren't ready for technology.

[Tunehead54]

It's "airworthy" but not "safe" at the moment.

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Ummm ...

The plane CPU may be falsely diagnosing a "stall" condition and so automatically points the plane's nose down to gain air speed.

The pilots say WTF? and try to bring the nose up.

Radar shows the plane going up and down enough to register on radar?

A witness said at the end the plane went nose down straight into the ground. After the dive/pull up gyrations their last minutes must have been horrifying.

Note to programmers: Maybe add a screen with a choice of functions to cut off from CPU control including a BIG Button one for "Gimmee manual flaps, rudder, engines, hydraulics, stick and pedals command please. Now!"

Hope they figure this one out ASAP - brand new planes and I think it was my favorite SW Air saying no refunds if you decline to take that plane.

[EnquiringMind]

I’m not going, Boeing.

[aimhigh]

Are these manufactured in China?

[mcs407]

After Lion Air, New York Times published cockpit photos that seem to show the crucial stick-pusher disarm switches hidden beneath an unmarked and undocumented plastic cover. If Herb Kelleher (Southwest co-founder) were alive, he’d personally yank those covers off, stomp them into pieces and then sue Boeing (the “Lazy B Ranch”) for enough $$ to get all their tech writers fired.