Hi.. I joined a while ago, but this is my first post.
Hoofharted, I agree about the "western racist plot"
I guess Boeing made a plane too complicated for our 3rd world friends to fly.
Its all the fault of the west.
Another point that only just occured to me. I know ATC in HKG try to minimise time on the runway by clearing you to take off while still on taxiways so that checklists can be run and you can "keep it rolling".
In looking at the incident, it would seem that perhaps this practice also contributed. How could they take off on a taxiway if aircraft aren't cleared for take off untill they are on the runway? True the idiots in the front end of that 737 should have known better, but perhaps local ATC practice should be looked at too.