Boeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 Max Didn’t Work

Re:Boeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 Max Didn’t ... by afarrell on Monday June 10, 2019 @03:20AM (#20144550)

Boeing has over 100,000 employees. What does it mean when a sentence says that "Boeing knew X"?

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Re:Boeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 Max Didn’t ... by maltalex on Monday June 10, 2019 @03:53AM (#20144691)

This was my question too. The real question isn't whether someone in the company knew. It's whether someone with decision power knew, and who was that person? And also, if people with decision power did not know - then why?

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Re:Boeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 Max Didn’t ... by cottsak on Monday June 10, 2019 @04:31AM (#20144871)

I tend to agree.

And if this can be traced to someone with influence, how was it possible for the company to be structured so that a single point of failure was possible - that speaks to a larger problem and then puts the senior exec on the chopping block too.

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Re:Boeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 Max Didn’t ... by Tempest1981 on Monday June 10, 2019 @03:34AM (#20144603)

At least 1 of the engineering teams knew X, is my interpretation.

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