AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

I believe the problem was already known. That is why it was suggested that that particular system that causes a plane to automatically go nose down to correct a pending stall kicks in be turned off during takeoff.

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

If you can believe the NTSB! They hid a lot of info about TWA 800. I still believe that plane was accidentally shot down by our navy during a drill with a missile. I was watching tv when that happened and there was an emergency interruption on one of the major networks and they broadcast a captured broadcast over the airwaves. You could hear someone on a ship saying, "My God, we just shot down an airliner". That broadcast only played once and was never mentioned again by that network. It was immediately hushed up!

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

I read somewhere that the info about the system you are referring to was not in the original manual because the correction system was added after complaints by some test pilots and the instructions about how to handle the problem were put out in an addendum to the manual.

jerrylh Loc: Texas

American and SouthWest are not grounding their planes because there is no factual evidence that it is a flaw in the aircraft. I know several 737 pilots and they believe it has to do with pilot training.
I'm an old pilot with over 3,000 hours and have been involved in training some pilots from other countries. Some are attentive to the training and others do not pay attention to the training and just look at it as something they are being forced to do. Pilots from one country had many accidents, some fatal because they did not pay attention. Even some here in the US felt their mandatory "type" training was a waste of time. I had one that had a very high superego and refused to pay attention to the ground school before we flew. I allowed him to make a mistake that shut off the engine at about 7,000 feet. I got his attention then!!! I told him to keep up his airspeed while we look for a place to land. (we were flying HIS airplane) Then I asked if he would like to try and restart the engine. YES!!!! It was easy to do if you knew how. I had him do it and it started right up. I had his attention. Several years later I heard that he bought an aerobatic plane and died in it while flying inverted, pulled it into the ground!

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

The USA stands alone, in not grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 Aircraft. Is it because Boeing is an American Made aircraft? Or, are American pilots just more experienced, and able to overcome any problems with that aircraft? The FAA also approves this decision. Southwest and American Airlines use the 737 Max 8 Aircraft. If you are flying on these Airlines in the future. You can contact either of them, to see which aircraft will be provided for your flight.

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Since no terrorist group has claimed responsibility, I'm thinking terrorist are not involved.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Experience and skill are necessary to be a competent pilot. Remember JFK Jr.

Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

Another issue brought up occasionally is maintenance. Or lack of.
A lot of preventative maintenance procedures are "deferred" until problems are reported.
Many airlines get their birds "serviced" at "offshore" locations. Cheaper, no liability for 3rd parties.
Stateside regulations are stricter than offshore facilities, which may be less than this Corps.
I have a BIL that flies for Spirit
Google "airline mechanics maintenance concerns"

aphelps Loc: Central Ohio

Just heard that Ethiopian Air will be sending cvr and fdr to another country for analysis. Not the US. Not to Boeing? What is going on?

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Regardless, NTSB has a 4 member team on site and I'm sure they'll monitor both devices. However, those devices should come to where the experts exist, NTSB, Washington DC.

catgirl Loc: las vegas

my son-in-law also pilots the 737's for United

Floyd R Turbo Loc: Kingwood, TX

Two American pilots flying 737 Max' have experienced nose down events when turning on the autopilot. The planes continued to climb once autopilot was turned off. Sounds like a programming glitch IMO.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

President Trump has grounded today, the 737 Max 8. Until further notice? Disagreeing with FAA. Another fatal accident as the previous two, in the span of weeks or months, would surely bring 100% attention by Boeing Aircraft Corporation. Their Stocks have already fallen.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

It's human nature to look for what caused a problem and find a solution. If we rely on Boeing for answers, we would have a long wait. "Pilot error" is an easy out for the airlines, but that cause is often mis-applied. Two of the same model plane going down in the same circumstances is not a coincidence, it's evidence.

By now, we know that Boeing realized there was a problem with their software, but they were slow to react. Add to that the government shutdown that delayed correcting the problem, and we have a bureaucratic screw-up that cost lives, and not for the first time.