are you ok flying on 737 max ?
Total confidence. The version the airlines flew is not the same version US and European airlines fly.
Only if Boeing engineers promise to leetcode harder.
I've lost confidence in aviation in general. Boeing outsourced critical software components to a pop up contractor in India. The contractor did not have physical devices to test on. The particular component that failed was an instrument that has a sensor on each side of the plane to detect the angle the plane is flying at relative to the ground. They were only sampling one of the two sensors. Not only did this pass QA and make it to production, but not a single FAA regulation or guideline stopped it. Nobody heard a thing until a couple of them nose dived. I've released bugs to production before and get that it's hard - but shit, at least I try to follow standards and practices to reduce that. Wtf is up with that?
It's called 'saving money' and being smacked in the face by the fucking shit that hits the wide ass fan. Outsourcing is fading for many companies because of mistakes like this. But did Boeing learn? Let's see.
1. FAA allows for self certification which Boeing and Airbus fully exploit. 2. Boeing changed the aerodynamics of the plane by fitting engines upwards. They hid the fact from airline operators so as to sell the Max model as alternative to Airbus Neo which was actually a new generation aircraft. 3. Boeing charges extra for a light which indicates MCAS has been engaged and offers it as an optional. The price is so high that the airline operators chose not to buy these extra lights causing pilots to not know what is happening. 4. Of two sensors required for MCAS, one was not working and second was giving wrong data. MCAS( the component created by HCL) worked as it would have worked even if written by most brilliant engineers. MCAS was not sampling one sensor due to bug but due to hardware failure - it was the lack of optional indicators which made the condition unknown to pilots. 5) The MCAS issue was disclosed by many pilots before the crash. Lucky ones managed the situation well. Unlucky ones crashed. The system of reviewing the complaints and taking action was ignored due to greed and inefficiency. And yes we need to blame the outsourcing when almost every other airline manufacturer does the same for many major components of airlines. If any, the fault lies completely with Boeing in this scenario. (I do hate Indian body shopping companies more than you do)
If this thing ever goes back into operations with passengers, Iโd hope they reconfig it for cargo first. The question is bigger than this plane. FAA has screwed this up in allowing Boeing too much leverage.
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