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FAA Warns Boeing 787 Radio Can Cut Off Air Traffic Radio Without Notice
Engineering problems have plagued the airplane manufacturer in recent years.
“Qatar Airways already modified all affected B787 airplanes with … new LSAPs on all Tuning Control Panels (TCP) to address Un-commanded VHF Frequency Change between active and standby,” the comment reads. “Do you agree that it’s a problem that the engineers and aerospace professionals responsible for designing and manufacturing the planes are excluded from boardroom decision-making?” Markey asked, before turning to a scathing assessment of Boeing’s board. The plea deal that Boeing signed has been condemned by the families of those who died in the crash, even after the company agreed to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to improve safety and compliance measures at the firm.
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