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Is the cause behind the crashes. i generally refer to the expert, but in this case i do think there is a serious question and my personal preference would be that we not have americans flying on these planes until we have a better understanding of what the cause of these now two very deadly crashes were. >> so boeing actually failed to provide a software fix for the flight system in the 737 max 8 until after that october crash. there were pilots who looked at that and felt like this was a crimin...

A lot maybe too much of an effort that is essentially fifty fifty years old do these people have a point depending on the outcome of the investigation that might prove right we have to remember that the crash of the lion air flight in october was caused by a mail functioning automated flight system and that system was only installed because the airplane the seventy seven max was equipped with bigger more fuel efficient turbo. which changed the whole balance of the plane so if it hadnt been for t...

The and cas. what do we need to know about that? >> thats an automated flight system that overrides the pilots inputs should the those come too high and put the plane and in danger of whats called an aerodynamic stall. that would simply cause the plane to lose all its flight ability and plunge to the ground. if its at very low altitude, its very difficult to near impossible recovery for the pilot. >> i should mention the major u.s. carriers that have the max 8s in service today, united airlines ...

Told its customers that if they do not want to fly the max 9, they will make alternate travel plans. the the american airlines flight attendant union issued a bulletin today telling members they will not be forced to work on the 737 max 8. we should note, the copilot of the ethiopian airflight that clashed crashed yesterday was relatively inexperienced, the captain had more than 8,000 flight hours. thats a lot. >> sandra: thank you for faa good evening and thank you for being here. you are curre...

Which cost the airline an estimated ten million euros. tons as blue is exclusive the color was developed especially for the airline. were going to keep our heads in the clouds the worlds first passenger drone made its inaugural flight in the chinese city of joe all you have to do is fasten your seat belt and the automated flight system takes over the electronic electronically electrically powered drone can take a single passenger on a twenty three minute flight at one hundred kilometers an hour ...

This was about security and work. >> right. >> its not to push people in a terror, right? >> it certainly was. certain direction. its to celebrate the fact that were talking about two problems were all figuring it out. for two department of homeland and were all work very, very security system -- computer hard. i know, for example, im more systems, as you say, at airports exhausted on a monday morning across the country causing after a weekend home with the kids than i am on a friday delays for ...

Took control of a commercial flight system. according to the fbi, roberts told investigators that all he does is reach under one of the passenger seats to the seat electronics box, plugs his laptop in and hacks into the planes entertainment system. that allows him to connect to the flight and navigation systems on the plane. the fbi seized his electronics in april after he tweeted about possibly activating the oxygen masks on a flight from denver to chicago. before that roberts went to the the f...

Airplane was not designed to do and also a lack of plon it moni >> the ntsb adds that they did not understand the complexity of the flight system. >> an executive of malaysia airlines said the thought that many fears about flight 370 and the 290 souls on board could take decades before it is located. the air lines commercial chief told the british telegraph quote, i believe it is somewhere in the south indian ocean. the wreckage could be spread over a big area and there are mountains and canyons...

The airplane for four years and now retired said hes never been down there. >> is that right? >> because theres no real need for us to be down there. theres one circumstance that i would go down there and thats simply after an incident theres a diagram on where to pull a particular circuit breaker like whats being pointed out here. >> if there was a fire on board or smoke, is that part of the procedure to turn circuit breakers off? turn off the in flight system, to turn off the acars? >> it woul...

It begs the question, the reprogramming of the computer, does it mean foul play in the cockpit? >> well, not necessarily. if theres a developing problem on board or a medical issue of a passenger being ill, which is less likely in this scenario, if there is liking of that, that the pilots may preprogram the flight system, fms as its known for diversion, in this case, back to kuala lumpur. but it could also mean something less sensible. and would fit in with those who believe this aircraft might ...