Originally Posted by
OldnGrounded
Almost everyone. This is really not a matter of question or dispute.
That's right, as we know from digging around for documentation. Maybe some of the pilots at Gol or whichever other companies bought it knew about it, too, but I've never seen any evidence of that.
Yup, might be. Again, no evidence. But lots of evidence from companies and air crews who had no bloody idea.
Well, that's alright then . . . Wait. Actually, no, it's not. That fact is at the center of the firestorm over this massive screwup by Boeing and the FAA that is well on its way to resulting in a year-long worldwide grounding -- in the wake of two hull losses and 346 splattered human beings. A screwup which, just by the way, has resulted in major damage to US leadership and prestige in civil aviation.
Seriously, folks, we are far beyond the point where it is even marginally-credible to blame the pilots for these crashes or to defend Boeing and the design and implementation of MCAS 1.0. Nobody is buying that narrative, certainly nobody who has conducted an investigation or is responsible for civil aviation safety, pretty much anywhere around the world.
It is a question of dispute. Who do you allege was trying to keep it a "secret"? What is a fact is that Boeing did not realize who they were selling airplanes to.