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Why the 737 MAX has been such a headache for Boeing
Boeing's 737 was great until the Max model started falling in sales, safety regulations, and out of the sky, literally. Here's why it's so troublesome.
With a small, narrow-body (a single aisle between the seats) plane with short- to medium-range, it was perfect for flights of just a few hours in length, which covers the majority of domestic routes. Tragically, in the span of just a few months in 2018 and 2019, two separate crashes were caused by this automated system fighting with the actual pilots and hundreds of people died. As part of regaining flight certification for the 737 MAX, Boeing and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached an agreement whereby the planemaker would pay a $2.5 billion fine and set up a compliance and ethics program.
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