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Old 15th Apr 2019, 20:19
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Originally Posted by neville_nobody


The other lesson would be why on earth are pilots having to do this in the first place? Why are manufacturers building 1960 era aircraft?? Why did Boeing hide knowledge of the MCAS? Nothing else in the world would be built to a 50 year old design yet somehow in aviation it is acceptable.
The 737 is still an old generation aircraft, with lots of old generation failings.
Most of the development on it has been to increase its profitability not it's safety........ It does make a lot of money for operators and Boeing though. So far.
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