UK joins countries blocking Boeing 737 MAX
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#2Test of credibility for the FAA and China’s aviation authorities.
If the crash was due to pilot or maintenance error, the FAA’s prudent process is re-affirmed. If it was a certification mistake, Beijing will have a legitimate claim to being a new global aviation authority.
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#3Is it typical to not only ground a plane in your country, but to also ban overflying?
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Re: UK joins countries blocking Boeing 737 MAX
#5Test of credibility for the FAA and China’s aviation authorities. If the crash was due to pilot or maintenance error, the FAA’s prudent process is re-affirmed. If it was a certification mistake, Beijing will have a legitimate claim to being a new global aviation authority.
Two different incidents of a similar nature in the span of six months suggests that there is something wrong with the aircraft. China may be playing politics, but the operators have zero incentive to do so. The FAA should begin an investigation and ground the plane if necessary to do so ASAP.
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#6Is it typical to not only ground a plane in your country, but to also ban overflying?
Sure. If aircraft are falling out of the sky, it poses a risk not only to people in the air but to those on the ground, especially in a densely-populated country like the UK.
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#7Test of credibility for the FAA and China’s aviation authorities. If the crash was due to pilot or maintenance error, the FAA’s prudent process is re-affirmed. If it was a certification mistake, Beijing will have a legitimate claim to being a new global aviation authority.
That may be the perception, yes, and many people will go along with that. I disagree.
My view is that it is too early for a strong view to be taken either way, therefore differing views are likely to be taken, and I don't think either side is stupid for doing so. If the FAA come out in a couple of days time and say that they want to ground the aircraft too, I also won't think they are losing face. It simply is a process of giving out the best advice available at the time, and revising it when more information is available.
Sometimes a person/organisation picks a decision at random, with too little information. The ones that get it right are praised, and people think that they are better than the ones that got it wrong. However, if it truly was picked at random with too little information, then no one side is better than the other, regardless of which one "won".
Re: UK joins countries blocking Boeing 737 MAX
#8Test of credibility for the FAA and China’s aviation authorities. If the crash was due to pilot or maintenance error, the FAA’s prudent process is re-affirmed. If it was a certification mistake, Beijing will have a legitimate claim to being a new global aviation authority.
Two different incidents of a similar nature in the span of six months suggests that there is something wrong with the aircraft. China may be playing politics, but the operators have zero incentive to do so. The FAA should begin an investigation and ground the plane if necessary to do so ASAP.
> China may be playing politics
all grounded 737 max in China were replaced by 737-800, playing politics to support and promote 737-800 from the exact same company?
that is a cute idea.
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#9Related current discussions:
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19367871
Re: UK joins countries blocking Boeing 737 MAX
#10Is it typical to not only ground a plane in your country, but to also ban overflying?
Sure. If aircraft are falling out of the sky, it poses a risk not only to people in the air but to those on the ground, especially in a densely-populated country like the UK.
Oh, I get the logic, but dunno if this is common.
Since the regulators are jumping the gun on these incidents before investigations are complete, it seems odd to ban overflying when 2 crashes at takeoff occurred.
Though overflying could mean having to emergency land in your territory at any time.