American Airlines pilots show the cockpit during a media preview of the Boeing 737-800 jets at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas in 2009. In the audio, the pilots are heard complaining that they were unaware of the system operating on their planes after the first crash. "We're the last line of defense to being in that smoking hole,” a pilot is heard saying. He faces questions about how tough the FAA has been in its oversight of the industry in general, and Boeing in particular. “The information and effective responsibility has tilted from the FAA to Boeing as a result of this change,” Hall said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 15, 2019 17:15 UTC