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His comments are not surprising. Boeing are in major damage control mode and this is par for the course. Similar comments for the attempted covering of butts were uttered by senior VW personnel in relation to the dieselgate scandal. At least 5 of those VW personnel have been charged and are now facing jail time if convicted.

I imagine Boeing will be sued for billions by relatives of dead passengers, so he has to defend the company.

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Originally Posted by johntins

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

It appears the chairman of Boeing is a liar.

Boeing boss rejects accusations about 737 Max jets that crashed

Boeing boss rejects accusations about 737 Max jets that crashed | Business | The Guardian

There are some reporting errors in that piece. Nevertheless, the AoA indicator and AoA Disagree system are indeed optional. None of our aircraft have them, and neither do I believe do QF’s. So he’s telling porkies...

Originally Posted by Hugh Jars

Nevertheless, the AoA indicator and AoA Disagree system are indeed optional.

As I have said before, I am a layman here, but to me that particular piece of information is evidence of an unconscionable error
from Boeing. Something as basic as that, especially in a new system as the MCAS system was in this aircraft, should be mandatory, not optional. What would it cost as opposed to the entire cost of the aircraft, and now of course as opposed to the entire cost to Boeing altogether, which is probably incalculable, but may possibly cost Boeing everything, is minor in the extreme.

It's easy to second guess, and that is what a lot of us are doing here, but a hell of a lot of us need to trust Boeing, and maybe it's time for the engineers take precedence over the accountants; you know, the way it used to be.

Originally Posted by johntins

As I have said before, I am a layman here, but to me that particular piece of information is evidence of an unconscionable error
from Boeing. Something as basic as that, especially in a new system as the MCAS system was in this aircraft, should be mandatory, not optional. What would it cost as opposed to the entire cost of the aircraft, and now of course as opposed to the entire cost to Boeing altogether, which is probably incalculable, but may possibly cost Boeing everything, is minor in the extreme.

It's easy to second guess, and that is what a lot of us are doing here, but a hell of a lot of us need to trust Boeing, and maybe it's time for the engineers take precedence over the accountants; you know, the way it used to be.

Fitting, or more appropriately - enabling the system at aircraft build would probably only add a few thousand to the cost (remember most of the hardware is already there). When you’re talking little change out of $100m per aircraft, it really is nothing in the big scheme of things.
Makes you wonder why?

A little more info. I'm loath to blame out-and-out pilot error, as these things are always the result of a whole bunch of factors. The link does work.

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