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Posted on 27th January 2023 |
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Boeing is in court in the USA over the 737 Max crashes, as reported by the BBC. The suit brought by relatives of of people killed in the crashes alleges fraud by the aircraft manufacturer, and of course Boeing denies this. I have written extensively on the subject of the 737 Max crashes and the safety of the aircraft (see here), and have made my opinion (based on my experience in the avionics industry and work on other safety-critical systems) clear: Boeing mislead the FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) about the aircraft's safety in a way that amounts to fraud. Boeing previously avoided a trial on this issue by agreeing to pay $2.5bn, but that appears to have been a fine rather than compensation. It is time for the company to pay up! Maybe they will then learn the lessons, for example what the definition of a safety-critical system is. | |