Originally Posted by
HundredPercentPlease
There are two lines of thinking here: it was a poor aircraft and they were poor pilots. Let me explore both, using the "why" system:
1. The aircraft had hidden killer behaviour because it was a financial requirement to have a common TR because the regulator allowed this because the regulator is weak.
2. The crew performed poorly because they were inadequately trained because it was a common TR which was allowed because the regulator is weak.
If we boil this down, it doesn't really matter whether you subscribe to pilot error or Boeing error or both.
Both. Congrats. You have won the Internet for today.