Garuda just canceled their entire order - while I'm no fan of Boeing right now after years of chanting "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going", I refuse to allow public hysteria to fuel these decisions. Much of our security theater is due to pandering to this kind of nonsense.

Garuda management, Lion air management, Ethiopian management, United management - these are all adults who wear big boy pants, and went through endless hours of cost benefit analysis with regard to all available systems, avionics and configuration options (thanks to the news, we only know of one - but there are others). I hope Boeing is able to force Garuda to either complete the order, or pay dearly for the cancelation - and to passengers who refuse to fly the MAX - at this point, with everything that is known, the aircraft is much safer given the laser focus on this design element.

Again, I am not being a Boeing cheerleader, I think their certification/ process was flawed, the FAA was complicit in permitting self certification which is total nonsense (what if Pfizer was allowed to self certify a new arthritis drug?), but the airlines were also complicit in not ensuring their crews were aware of the inherent risks with this system - ie, an online self-study guide without simulator time that calls out, among other potential issues, MCAS issue or runaway stab trim, come on, that is beyond ridiculous. That's like my having experience driving around a 50' RV and then "self-certifying I can drive a transport truck after watching a bunch of videos and CBT scenarios.

Either way, we must not allow an uninformed general public to sink an otherwise good aircraft due to hysteria.

Furthermore, if you think the 737MAX is potentially dangerous, just wait until you start digging around the various computer managed systems on an Airbus!