The FAA said on Wednesday that a software fix for the 737 Max that Boeing had been working on since the Lion Air crash would take months to complete.
So it turns out there has been a software fix in the works since the Lion Air crash...If this was the case why the hell wasn't the fleet grounded until this was fixed (and more importantly were airlines and pilots made completely aware of this)? Going to the extreme end of the spectrum but isn't there an argument this is in the realms of corporate manslaughter?
The pilot of the ethiopian airlines flight was fairly experienced wasn't he? (8000 odd flight hours). I struggle to believe if they were well aware of the issues that they would succumb to the same mistakes if they could override the system.
Anyway obviously facts will come out but not a great look for Boeing either way.