You could tell how violent that impact was. People shouldnt innocently an airplane ticket and then be in a flying coffin. Boeing installed a that had the power to take control of the plane from the pilots o without them even knowing about it. To find out what was given the power to try to kill them essentially until it finally succeeded. Will passengers be willing to fly again on its troubled max . 346 people died. Can you answer a few questions here about that . On a sunny march morning in addis ababa, the capital of ethiopia, a truly Remarkable Group of passengers converged on Bole International airport. 149 passengers from 35 Different Countries around the world got ready to board Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 heading off to nairobi. It was seemingly just packed with people who were on on Goodwill Missions of various kinds. There was a big environmental conference happening in nairobi, a u. N. Environmental conference. Amongst the 149 passengers were also nine ethiopians, and one of
Will come to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chair be authorized to declare recess recesses in todays hearing. And i also ask that the ranking chair member be recognized for a minute each during first round of questions. Without objection, so ordered. Before i begin, i want to expla explain an administrative matter regarding some of the documents we may use in todays hearing and may be entered into the record. Ill be making two unanimous consent requests in reference to two document lists, list a and list b. First, the documents contained on list b are marked export control. Weve been advised by the house General Council that the constitution provides ample authority for us to release these documents and the documents from boeing, boeings attorneys agreed to the release of these documents. I see nothing that is export sensitive in these documents. The faa stamped every document and they sent us as export control. However, to prevent confusion with regard to documents with marki
This hearing will come to order. Thank you all for being here today. One year ago today lion air, flight 610 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from jakarta, indonesia. All 189 people on board perished. Five months later Ethiopian Airline 302 departed out of ethiopia just like lion air flight 610, ethiopian flight 302 experienced problems shortly after takeoff and crashed. All 157 persons on board died. Both of these accidents were entirely preventible. We cannot fathom the pain experienced by the families of those 346 human beings who were lost. Many family members are here today and we appreciate their attendance. I appreciate many of them meeting with members of the committee over time. As chairman of this committee i promise their loved ones that we are working to obtain a full answer as to how to prevent future tragedies. These families deserve answers, accountability, and action, and the public deserves no less. The type of aircraft involved in both accidents is a 737 max
Industry standard now a Pulitzer Prize winner dominic gates covers the Aerospace Industry for the Seattle Times. Hes had this beat since 2003. Theyre here tonight to discuss peters book flying blind, the 737 max tragedy in the fall of boeing. Please join me in welcoming dominic gates and peter robinson. Okay. Well, first of all, thank you all for coming. Im dominic gates. This is peter robison. And before i start throwing questions adam, let me just say a a few things about the book. And id like to begin by since the subtitle of the book is includes the fall of boeing. Id like to begin by recalling the great legacy of boeing. And what it means to this region and to the world. Boeing give the puget puget sound region a great part of its social fabric all those bluecollar jobs, very highly paid. Engineering work that was world class. Was all here for a hundred years and generations of families have grown up with boeing and its created the economy of the Pacific Northwest and of course it
Industry standard now a Pulitzer Prize winner dominic gates covers the Aerospace Industry for the Seattle Times. Hes had this beat since 2003. Theyre here tonight to discuss peters book flying blind, the 737 max tragedy in the fall of boeing. Please join me in welcoming dominic gates and peter robinson. Okay. Well, first of all, thank you all for coming. Im dominic gates. This is peter robison. And before i start throwing questions adam, let me just say a a few things about the book. And id like to begin by since the subtitle of the book is includes the fall of boeing. Id like to begin by recalling the great legacy of boeing. And what it means to this region and to the world. Boeing give the puget puget sound region a great part of its social fabric all those bluecollar jobs, very highly paid. Engineering work that was world class. Was all here for a hundred years and generations of families have grown up with boeing and its created the economy of the Pacific Northwest and of course it