Letter to BS: Boeing's 737 Max has suffered huge loss of reputation

Regulatory authorities, in this case Federal Aviation Administration, also failed to check the critical aspects of safety in its eagerness to give speedy approval

This refers to “Boeing and its future” (July 1). An emergency landing in March 2019 and two earlier fatal crashes of MAX 737 were pointing to poor regulatory review by empowered oversight institutions. Worse, the Federal Aviation Administration seems to have vested critical aspects of safety certification on Boeing through a speedy approval.
 
That included a new automated flight control system — Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) — on which the pilots did not receive proper training. Also, the planes are equipped with at least two sensors that measure their angle relative to the ground. Yet, Boeing designed MCAS