Ethiopian Airlines crash

[MsZem]

No survivors

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/10/africa/ethiopia-airline-crash-nairobi-intl/index.html

This is the same type of aircraft that was involved in a crash in Indonesia last year, also with no survivors.

 

[Buzz]

Terrible news! Thoughts and prayers to the victims and their loved ones.

 

[Vash01]

Very sad. Sympathies to the families.

 

[allezfred]

Lots of humanitarian aid workers on the flight as well it seems.

 

[Winnipeg]

This is really sad. It will be interesting to hear the outcome of the investigation.

 

[Susan1]

I suppose he would offer thoughts and prayers if it was in a red state. However, the moron-in-chief:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mit-computer-scientists-troll-donald-175806701.html

"Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly," President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday. "Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better. Split second decisions are needed, and the complexity creates danger. All this cost for very little gain."

And a previous gem mentioned on

https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/trump-airs-doubts-about-airplane-tech-amid-boeing-crashes

"I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly," then-President-elect Trump said in December 2016, addressing reporters from his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida. "The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what's going on. We have speed -- we have a lot of other things, but I'm not sure we have the kind the security we need."

Can he even work a door knob?
Good grief - at the bottom of the same story on the “Market Watch” website, it has

"A daily email summary of everything President Trump did today. Called “Trump Today.

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I’ve got enough stroke inducing problems. I think I’ll pass. Why isn't there a vomit emoji in the age of trump?

 

[ilovepaydays]

Breaking news - All Boeing 737 Max aircraft have been grounded in the U.S.

Looks like Canada, India, China, and all of Europe have grounded them as well.

 

[ballettmaus]

A 737-8 that was being transferred without passengers had to make an emergency landing right after take-off due to an engine problem. Which idiot at Boeing thought it was a good idea to cut corners on flight safety? https://www.washingtonpost.com/tran...gency-landing-orlando/?utm_term=.ada09da8a79b

 

[Winnipeg]

I found it shocking that the "safety" device needed was an "extra" to the "base model" of the plane?

What was Boeing thinking - and what was the purchaser thinking? Both of them...……I would prefer the airline say "Look, if you want pay X amount for a ticket, we have the deal for you! Go on "airplane base model" for cheap! If you are willing to pay X + Y for a ticket, then we can put you on the full model including the safety attributes."

Really!? I would like to assume that the airline would only offer safe planes and charge what they need to charge to be a profitable business. People then can decide whether to fly safely or stay grounded until they save up enough to fly safely? Why would Boeing agree to a purchasing company to not opt for a safety device when the risk of them (Boeing) going bankrupt due to lawsuits following a crash are high?

Sorry, rambling but this was so preventable (as 100% of such mishaps usually are).

 

[ballettmaus]

It looks like Boeing software engineers already knew about the software problem in 2017 but decided not to take immediate action https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/05/us/boeing-737-max-disagree-alert/index.html

 

[ballettmaus]

The US Office of Special Counsel determined that there is merrit to a whistleblower's allegation that the FAA's safety inspectors working on training requirements for the 737 Max were not qualified and that the FAA mislead Congress about it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...e9f986-de08-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html

It's bad enough when this happens in other areas but in aviation where every crash is more likely than not fatal for everyone involved? That's beyond scary!