Boeing 737 MAX Safety

Comments focus on the Boeing 737 MAX's safety issues, including MCAS software flaws, rushed certification to avoid pilot retraining, design compromises from its outdated base, and recommendations to avoid flying on it due to past fatal crashes.

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chrsig Jan 31, 2023 View on HN

Too bad it's not the 737 MAX

dingo_bat Apr 5, 2019 View on HN

The existence of 737 max is not enough?

joshanderson Jun 24, 2019 View on HN

The real fix is to never fly on a 737 MAX

rob74 Mar 2, 2023 View on HN

What the whole 737 MAX/MCAS debacle highlighted was that the 737 is a design that is more than 50 years old, and that Boeing can only update it within strict limits, because otherwise it would need a new type certificate, which airlines with massive only-737 fleets like Southwest or Ryanair want to avoid at all cost. So, even with the particularly egregious problem which crashed two planes fixed, my trust in the 737 has diminished considerably.

Bratmon Nov 29, 2025 View on HN

Does the 737-Max not count as aviation anymore?

shadykiller Apr 11, 2019 View on HN

Shouldn't the headline say "Boeing 737 Max" ? There's a big difference compared to regular 737s

mcv Mar 13, 2019 View on HN

From what I understand about the issue so far, the systemic flaw is not in the aircraft, but in the training of the pilots. Or the lack thereof. Boeing wanted the 737 MAX to be considered just another 737 that didn't require any new training, but there are apparently significant changes compared to other 737 models that leave pilots feeling ill-prepared.

jleahy Aug 11, 2022 View on HN

What's wrong with the 737 MAX?

333c Nov 10, 2019 View on HN

As I understand it, all 737s pre-MAX are fine; you want to avoid the MAX planes because of MCAS and the new engine placement.

cat199 Sep 15, 2019 View on HN

sounds like '737 max' engineering again. sigh.