American Military News by Chris Woodyard 1/13/2020
‘Jedi mind tricks’: Boeing 737 Max emails show attempts to manipulate airlines, FAA
Boeing went to lengths to downplay the computerized flight-control system that turned out to be deadly in the 737 Max jetliner, a new batch of internal communications show.
Repeatedly, Boeing tried to dissuade airlines from requiring training for pilots in advanced flight simulators before they flew the new jet, a move that would have vastly added to the manufacturer’s costs.
Some of the message exchanges between Boeing employees allude to deceiving regulators or others. One employee talked about “jedi mind tricks†– a “Star Wars†reference – that would hopefully work on regulators.
In the end, the plane launched without a requirement for simulator training, with disastrous effects. Two crashes – one off Indonesia and the other outside Addis Ababa in Ethiopia – killed 346 people and grounded the 737 Max.
The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which received and reviewed the documents as part of a probe into the crashes that killed 346, called the emails “incredibly damning.â€
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