{"id":10853,"date":"2019-10-30T01:43:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/10\/boeing-accused-of-putting-profit-before-safety-by-senators\/"},"modified":"2019-10-30T01:43:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:43:44","slug":"boeing-accused-of-putting-profit-before-safety-by-senators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2019\/10\/30\/boeing-accused-of-putting-profit-before-safety-by-senators\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing accused of putting profit before safety by Senators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Getty images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\">\n                <span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Dennis Muilenburg is quizzing for a deadly 737 Max 8 crash.<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">US lawmakers accused Boeing of engaging in &quot;intentional concealment patterns&quot; to approve the flight of the 737 Max 8 plane.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing chief executive Dennis chief Renberg was accused of being prosecuted by the Senate Commerce Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Senators said Boeing rushes for safety, expressing serious concern about profiting over safety.<\/p>\n<p>Two deadly 737 Max 8 crashes killed a total of 346 people. Muilenburg admitted that the company had &quot;mistakes&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have a change to learn from thinking and changing,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, the Boeing 737 Max, operated by Lion Air, crashed and killed 189 people on board.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-with-caption\">\n<div class=\"player-with-placeholder\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-placeholder player-with-placeholder__image narrative-video-placeholder\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1572390739_470_Boeing-accused-of-putting-profit-before-safety-by-Senators.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Media playback not supported on the device<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"media-with-caption__caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Media captions<\/span>Adnaan Stumo, whose sister Samya died in an Ethiopian air accident, says Muilenburg should go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Five months later, the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed, killing 157 people, after which all 737 Max fleets landed on the ground.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Casual &amp; Flip Fun &amp; # 39;<\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers accused Boeing of becoming aware of a problem with the 737 Max 8&#39;s automated control system, known as MCAS.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">What&#39;s wrong with Boeing&#39;s cockpit?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Senator Roger Wicker said that during the certification process, a message from Boeing employees about a problem with the MCAS test system betrayed &quot;disaster-level contingencies and confusion.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Senator Richard Blumenthal said Boeing hastened the approval process and was involved in the &quot;intentional concealment pattern.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that the pilot was misled and Boeing had in fact designed the flight crew.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing delivered a message to the committee prior to testimony. <\/p>\n<p>Muilenburg recently said that he could not know the details of the exchange and explain the details of the communication. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\">\n                <span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Family holds picture of Boeing 737 Max crash victim<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many families who attended the hearing felt that the accidentally killed family had to avoid and resign Mr. Muilenburg to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Njoroge, who lost five families in an Ethiopian accident, said, &quot;I want to make it clear that he is responsible for the death of 346 people because the conflict can prevent them.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Adnaan Stumo, whose sister Samya died in an Ethiopian air accident, said that Mr. Muilenburg had to step down and go to prison.<\/p>\n<p>Senators also criticized the regulatory process for the excessive &quot;pleasantness&quot; between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) company and safety officials. <\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal described the US certification process as &quot;absolutely broken.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Muilenburg said the company supported &quot;strong directors&quot; but did not support increasing the authority of the FAA.<\/p>\n<p>Muilenburg said he leveraged industrial technology expertise to improve safety.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-with-caption\">\n<div class=\"player-with-placeholder\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-placeholder player-with-placeholder__image narrative-video-placeholder\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1572390740_587_Boeing-accused-of-putting-profit-before-safety-by-Senators.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Media playback not supported on the device<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"media-with-caption__caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Media captions<\/span>Senator John Tester said he would &quot;walk before riding the 737 Max.&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company also disputed the &quot;comfort&quot; nature of its relationship with regulators.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing chief engineer John Hamilton said, \u201cIt&#39;s not a cozy relationship. Professional relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing said it had modified the software and reviewed the review process since landing the 737 Max Fleet in March.<\/p>\n<p>However, senators said the recertification continued to delay, raising serious questions about the initial approval.<\/p>\n<p>They accused Boeing of not sharing more information about the MCAS system with a regulator or pilot, despite the power of controlling the plane&#39;s flight path.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Maria Cantwell said the crash required extensive investigation of automation systems, which are becoming increasingly common not only in airplanes, but also in cars and other transportation. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is a matter of two weeks,&quot; she said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/pre>\n<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Getty images Image caption Dennis Muilenburg is quizzing for a deadly 737 Max 8 crash. US lawmakers accused Boeing of engaging in &quot;intentional concealment patterns&quot; to approve the flight of the 737 Max 8 plane. Boeing chief executive Dennis chief Renberg was accused of being prosecuted by the Senate Commerce Committee. 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