Lexographic Press

Latest news from Lexographic Press... Donald Trump, former CEO of an eponymous failed airline, has ungrounded the Boeing 737 MAX which resumes commercial service this week from Miami and New York. His administrations lame-duck decision has been met with skepticism from many passengers nervous about boarding the plane. Despite criticism from Senate... Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., former National Transportation Safety Board member John Goglia and ourselves, Trumps Federal Aviation Administration has hurriedly greenlighted this controversial aircraft for commercial service. The president wants Americans to fly the 737 MAX at the same time the Centers for Disease Control has implored Americans to stop traveling in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. Grounded and mothballed worldwide for 21 months after 2018 and 2019 crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, this plane is the fastest-selling airliner in aviation history. For months normally communicative FAA and Boeing experts have refused to answer our questions focused on lessons learned from the MAX and other computer-related aviation disasters worldwide. They include failed probability estimates, common cause anomalies, radio frequency interference, radome damage (the shell protecting the radar antenna), the parameters of horizontal stabilizer testing, unusual events where the stabilizer is dangerously stuck and emergency procedures. Any one of these issues could potentially be cause for concern with the recertified MAX and contribute to unexpected difficulties. Critical to this process is FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, former Delta flight operations senior vice president. He and the airline have just ended up on the losing end of the biggest aviation whistle-blower judgment in American history. Harsh words for Dickson in the Dec. 21 OSHA tribunal ruling raise questions about his integrity and credibility. In January 2016, veteran Delta first officer Karlene Petitt delivered a report to her superiors raising issues ...Read More