ColumnistThe U.S. aviation system needs urgently to restore the world’s confidence after two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets. voiced concern about “the maintenance programs, the pilot experience requirements, the pilot training programs of the air carriers involved.”And Rep. Sam Graves (Mo. But that doesn’t negate the fact that screwups by both Boeing and the FAA put the faulty aircraft in the air in the first place. In addition, Boeing had disabled a safety feature designed to warn pilots about malfunctioning sensors related to the system — but it allegedly didn’t inform airlines. At the end, the panel’s other witness, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt, cautioned against the attacks on foreign pilots.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2019 23:12 UTC