There will be big litigation against Boeing on this issue. Pilot error or Boeing error Training error by lion? I guess will will see it all unfold over the next 24 months. Very costly error.
For the record I flew on a SWA 737 Max in Mid October. The plane was delivered to Southwest in July 2018. Very impressive plane. The only flaw there was on my flight was no WiFi that evening from Fort Lauderdale to Kansas City. It was not a big deal. Otherwise the Plane, Pilots and Crew were great.
I’m just glad they fixed (too late) that vertical stabilizer valve system. I had just flown from St. Louis, with a connecting flight, to Connecticut, when US Air 427 happened. None of my planes were 737’s on that trip, though. I was laying on the bed in my hotel room watching the news that evening.
I always had good rides on a 737, especially once the 300 series hit (long, long ago). One time they had trouble sealing the door. Looking back, I might have asked to deplane.