> I guess what I am saying is; there seems to be a deep unwillingness to criticize Boeing. This isn't recent or specific to this accident, Boeing is a very challenging topic to discuss without people getting tribal. Why is that?
Boeing is a large employer in the United States, people will get defensive when it threatens their livelihood. That said, as evidenced by the internal AA email Boeing fucked up. Rational or not I'm not planning on setting foot on a MAX anytime soon (and was fully prepared to get a refund if Southwest were to sub a MAX on my last flight).
But... you've also got the Indonesian aviation industry to contend with. Indonesian air travel is notoriously unsafe and in fact all Indonesian airlines were banned from EU airspace for a while. Lion Air, as well, stands out as being less safe than the Indonesian average.
Watch the second landing. I'm not a pilot but I'm pretty sure that the pilot not flying is NOT supposed to adjust the control surfaces in an unannounced manner. Likewise I'm pretty sure you're supposed to arm the speed brakes BEFORE you touch down. Shit like that is why people pile onto Lion Air (and Indonesian airlines).
Boeing is a large employer in the United States, people will get defensive when it threatens their livelihood. That said, as evidenced by the internal AA email Boeing fucked up. Rational or not I'm not planning on setting foot on a MAX anytime soon (and was fully prepared to get a refund if Southwest were to sub a MAX on my last flight).
But... you've also got the Indonesian aviation industry to contend with. Indonesian air travel is notoriously unsafe and in fact all Indonesian airlines were banned from EU airspace for a while. Lion Air, as well, stands out as being less safe than the Indonesian average.
Here's an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-alq0iuujOE
Watch the second landing. I'm not a pilot but I'm pretty sure that the pilot not flying is NOT supposed to adjust the control surfaces in an unannounced manner. Likewise I'm pretty sure you're supposed to arm the speed brakes BEFORE you touch down. Shit like that is why people pile onto Lion Air (and Indonesian airlines).