The Max 8's safety was called into question following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet last Sunday that killed 157 people. That's in addition to an Oct. 29 crash of a Max 8 off the coast of Indonesia that killed all 189 people on board. Byron ReedKuhlmann said almost all planes have the same capabilities "to disengage an auto pilot to override a pitch-down that you didn’t expect." By the time they are flying larger airlines, pilots have many hours of experience in similar aircraft. “A pilot's got to be a pilot, and you’ve got to fly the airplane…it’s the number one rule,” he added.

Source: Ethiopian News March 20, 2019 22:18 UTC