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this aircraft is and was the back bone to the aviation industry as a whole, just like the DC-9, B747 and others.

I have worked on every variant of this aircraft since it came into existence from 1967- forward..............I really liked working on that plane, for many reasons...............This aircraft set the stage for the B-757, B767, and yes the B-747.....................as to what happens in the cockpit and the flight mode...............................

People forget that when a 747 crashed into the mountain side in Japan, it was determined that the aft pressure bulkhead had a major flaw during a faulty repair and all the B-747 Boeing corrected the problem.......................
As a side note I worked on the DC9-30, where-by the aft pressure bulkhead needed to be repaired and the modernization of the landing gear and the pressure relief valve................................

There are many actors in this B-737 Max issue and they all need to be held accountable, but after everything is said and done, this plane will be the safest and most reliable aircraft in the air...............................

It was a redesign and need to have another name and be properly designed.

Btw, that poster was likely talking about the Max not other variants.

That accident was caused when a defectively repaired aft pressure bulkhead failed. The bulkhead was damaged in a tail strike seven years earlier, and was improperly repaired by Boeing technicians. Also, I don't believe there's been a 747 fleet grounding.

I would feel differently if engineers certified safety, but clearly it’s Boeing’s greedy CEO certifying safety, which I don’t believe. When the 737 Max returns to service, which it will regardless of safety issues, I will not be on it. I remember reading a few weeks ago that American Airlines flight attendants were also requesting not to fly on this plane. Boeing has created a mess, and unfortunately it’s a mess that costs lives.

I can't imagine this much chaos at an aircraft assembly facility.

hyper-focus on cutting the budget, with maneuvers like sequestration, may have led to staff cuts beyond the level of safety at the FAA. I don't know that happened. But I also don't know that it didn't.

I'd love some enterprising reporter to dig into that and let the public know one way or the other.

I won't mention any airlines names (American, Southwest) that fly them.

I noticed the first thing that got cut back was contracting officers, managers and monitors. Which leads to poor compliance by civilian contractors.

Also when corporations main function is to make a profit, they become less concerned about the quality and safety of their product. Bad quality products made with bad quality materials and poorly paid and trained workers, make more profit.