Every detail matters. we re going to approach this, number one, acknowledging our mistake. we are going to approach it with 100% and complete transparency every step of the way. reporter: so far it s an incredibly controlled message there boeing. this is the last black eye for the company following issue after issue with the max line. two max crashes abroad led to this 20-month grounding in the u.s., an issue with the flight control system. since then it s had quality control issues. spirit arrow systems is the contractor that build the fuselage. they could be a party to the investigation. this is a new airplane, rolled off the factory floor only back in october. pete muntean, a lot of people don t know, they probably do now, that you re a pilot. you re watching this really closely. i thought the statement from the ceo was touching but left a lot of questions, and the ntsb is watching closely.
Boeing was a perfect storm we might have covid to blame. with the max grounded with the earlier issues of the flight control system, they cannot just of the flight control system, they cannotjust keep building aircraft at the rate that they were, and of course you have covid, so the result of that was a lot of workers, highly skilled workers, being laid off, and when we say highly skilled, you cannot just take somebody when we say highly skilled, you cannotjust take somebody out of, say, a garage or workshop somewhere and make them an aircraft engineer. there are some very specific disciplines they need to learn, their licence. when those people were laid off, that s one issue. whether they came back is another. if they were getting more money at starbucks for easier work, that is where they are going. it starbucks for easier work, that is where they are going. starbucks for easier work, that is where they are going. it did because a lot of companies where they are going. it did
It s clear a section of fuselage equivalent to one window frame area in the row of seats affected. i would stress at this point, we know very little except that has happened, the aircraft was able to safely land. there would have been an element of depressurisation, although the aircraft was at a lower than cruising altitude, apparently it was at about 16,000 feet that s roughly half of what an airline would be cruising at during the flight. but nevertheless they needed to get the plane down safely, which fortunately was done with all lives protected. i would stress as well that while we know little apart from the information and the evidence we have seen of this window frame that s come out or the fuselage section around the window, i should say this is certainly nothing to do with the reason for the aircraft being grounded for that 18 month period you mentioned. that was to do with software on a flight control system in the cockpit. it was a very major issue which has been full
At during the flight. but nevertheless they needed to get the plane down safely, which fortunately was done with all lives protected. i would stress as well that while we know little apart from the information and the evidence we have seen of this window frame that s come out or the fuselage section around the window, i should say this is certainly nothing to do with the reason for the aircraft being grounded for that 18 month period you mentioned. that was to do with software on a flight control system in the cockpit. it was a very major issue which has been fully resolved and now there are hundreds of this aircraft around the world operating safely. but i think it is understandable, looking at the photographic images so far, that alaska is taking a naturally cautious approach by grounding their fleet. we will have to see in the coming hours what happens in terms of whether any more directives or advice is issued by boeing or indeed the us regulatory authority, the faa.
Seats affected, i must stress they know it s happened, the aircraft was able to safely land but it would have been an element of depressurisation with lower cruising altitude of 16,000 feet that s harshly what an airline would be cruising during the flight. they needed to get the plane down safely which fortunately was done with all eyes protected. but while we know little about the information of the evidence we have seen of this window frame that s come out of the fuselage section of the plane, this has nothing to do with the reason to be grounded. that was to do with software on a flight control system being defective. it was a major issue which has been fully resolved