Internal messages show the lengths Boeing went in order to evade scrutiny, says investigator. FMTNews Boeing 737Max
WASHINGTON: Boeing Co on Thursday released hundreds of internal messages that contained harshly critical comments about the development of the 737 MAX, including one that said the plane was “designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys”.
The plane maker just this week changed tack, saying it would recommend pilots do simulator training before they resume flying the 737 MAX – a major shift from its longheld position that computer-based training was sufficient as the plane was similar to its predecessor the 737 NG. The FAA said, however, that the messages do not raise new safety concerns although “the tone and content of some of the language contained in the documents is disappointing”.
Senator Roger Wicker, who chairs the commerce committee leading the senate’s probe into Boeing, also said the latest documents “raise questions about the efficacy of FAA’s oversight of the certification process.” The messages, however, show Boeing in the past was doing all it could to lobby aviation regulators to avoid the need for airlines to train pilots in a simulator on the differences between the 737 MAX and the 737 NG.
Before the grounding, pilot training on the differences consisted of a one-hour lesson on an iPad and no time in the simulator, according to the union representing pilots at American Airlines.
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