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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by darkpuma on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @09:22AM (#19919112)
I don't think people are forgetting that. I think people just don't find that excuse/justification to be sufficient for forgiveness. Of course Boeing did it for the money. How often is a corporation not motivated by greed when they fuck up like this?
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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by magduf on Thursday May 16, 2019 @10:41AM (#19929454)
Random people forgiving or not forgiving Boeing isn't going to change much.

Hopefully, other nations' air regulators will refuse to certify the 737MAX, and will be extremely reluctant to certify any other Boeing planes to fly in their airspace in the future. They cannot be trusted, and the FAA can't be trusted to do their jobs either.

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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by darkpuma on Thursday May 16, 2019 @12:08PM (#19930251)
> "Random people forgiving or not forgiving Boeing isn't going to change much. Hopefully, other nations' air regulators will refuse to certify the 737MAX,"

Public perception will play a big role in that. If the general public opposes the aircraft, regulators will be more likely to go with that flow. Standing up to Boeing's bullying is easier when you've got the moral support of the common people.

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