Originally Posted by
halls120
The only point I intended to make is that the aircraft at issue had existing mx issues, so there was no need to ground all 739's unless further investigation warranted. That's it. I wasn't blaming AS mechanics or Boeing assemblers, because we don't know yet what caused the problem.
The FAA is doing the right thing by having operators perform what is apparently a simple inspection. If anything, I was cautioning against a premature "let's ground all 737max immediately," as we are already seeing across the internet.
Originally Posted by
CLEguy
While this may end up being just an AS issue, I do think Boeing has lost the benefit of the doubt on these things.
The FAA lost global credibility when it failed to ground the Max after the first two major incidents and the FAA equivalents started grounding the plane in their countries. The FAA needed to do this to retain some semblance of public trust in them. The Max is their Achilles. Totally agree Boeing does not get the benefit of the doubt on the Max issues but it was of their own creation.
My bottom line was I was very thankful there were no deaths as that could have been so much worse. Not a great experience for those on the plane but wonderful that the plane landed with all souls on board alive.
Edit: was disappointed with UA that they did not proactively choose to ground the planes but needed the FAA directive. The Max is a plane I am still nervous to fly on.