re: Boeing 737 loses panel mid flight and another plane plunges due to cockpit mishap

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hopefully that (a crash) does not happen, and a wholesale change in leadership may be the answer. There is no immediate replacement to their depth in engineering and supply. That company can’t just disappear. But we will see.

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I sadly think it will take a crash (or 2) and the NTSB results (along with a whistle-blower like the poor guy who just got Clinton-ed) for there to be wholesale changes where the company hires the best person for the job and not who checks the most boxes.

The 800 Max they could pass off as 'non-American' pilots/companies who didn't have the training to prevent the crashes....(I believe there is video of an American (nationality not sure if he flew for that airline) who was able to survive the crash in a simulation...I realize that a simulation and real time isn't exactly the same thing but still.

It is going to have to be proven that Boeing hired a substandard engineer over a better engineer to meet a quota for things to change.