Originally Posted by
groundbum
a third crash, Heaven forbid, would be the death knell for Boeing AND whichever airline was flying it and put profit before safety. They've had enough warnings now. The tort lawyers would jump for glee. The MAX issues go beyond an MCAS software fix. If I worked for any airline in a management capacity there's no way my signature would be appearing on any return-to-service MAX paperwork....
Originally Posted by
racedo
Saying no new training needed is not something that will provide confidence to flying public.
DO THE TRAINING, even if not needed as you need to give confidence to the flying public otherwise they will not fly.
Do the training, even if MCAS only makes up 1% of the time spent in the simulator, and the rest is on upset recovery (or something related). IMO getting pilots and the airlines onside is critical, and regaining trust that has been eroded, cannot be done cheaply.
The MAX needs to be seen as safer than before, since another crash (or even a B737 NG model) would attract intense media coverage. This would be true even if caused by something completely unrelated (such as the shooting down of MH17). Marketing and
PR isn't just about shiny feel-good advertising and bland reassurances, gut-feel issues take longer to overcome.