Originally Posted by
SteinarN
I dont say it is an excuse, it certaintly is not an excuse.
But, imagine the pressure Boeing is under to get the Max certified and start delivering.
What would the reaction be if some low level engineers argued for work and modification 6 monts before planned first delivery that would delay certification and first delivery by 2 years, just to pick a number?
The stock would tumble, customers would be raging, top management would lose its bonuses.
I can easily see such a reason for some (semi) top level managers trying to get away with a quick and dirty trick to avoid all the problems following a lengthy delay.
Point well taken, but the complete lack of FAA oversight as well as such a rushed and incredibly flawed design are overwhelmingly bad here. Someone, one would expect, will take responsibility for the tragedies. (Having said that, these 'senior managers' are not renowmed for falling on their swords).
The fact is, the lack of alpha signal monitoring within MCAS is both alien to systems design and in my view is unforgivable