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I think the third item is you oversight of boeing went under a fine tooth comb inspection by the aviation committees and is a culture of that company changed? >> that is exactly the question i think is looming right now. in 2019 as you pointed out, the boeing 737 max plans were grounded after two of their max 8s crashed. that plane went all sorts of rigorous checks, but what does it say to you that these broad type of boeing plane again are facing such significant scrutiny? at first a very serio...

Determine whether the malfunctioning angle of attack sensor in that plane that crashed may have been one of those second hard parts. im told that indonesian investigators have not turned over all of their evidence to the ntsb. in records to the ethiopian crash, analysts are looking at the flight profiles. theres clear similarities to the up and down pitching motion of the max 8s. but now im told there are also key dissimilarities. investigators trying to determine what is behind those. boeing ha...

A software update and it will provide the evidence of this case and they will release that information to the public. at the same time how much of this is on the airline as well. the airlines are responsible, being there is problems with these aircraft, why does it take so long, they dont feel like they can report without getting in trouble and the faa has to do a better job pulling this data together and making sure skies are safer. heather: american airlines, 84 flights a day, using the max 8s...

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 ...

The crash of the same model plane, a lion air that went down over the java sea last october killing 189 on board. in both cases the planes flew erratically on the vertical plane. the pilots unable to regain control. yesterdays crash the radar data shows the 737 ascended and descended before climbing steeply and tumbling down. it had been aloft for six minutes before air traffic controllers lost contact. the pilot was having control problems and requested permission to return to the airport. ethi...

Sadly, his classmates are now mourning his passing. the united nations include 21 of its staff were killed in this crash. those were humanitarian aid workers and many of whom were on their way to a big environmental conference here in nairobi that began this morning. sadly, they didnt make it. andrea? >> sarah harmon in nairobi, thank you so much and tom costello here. what are the chances that the faa will make a big decision which is to ground the planes here? >> well, theyre under pressure to...