Bofredrik wrote:If you compare 737-800 and 737 MAX WHAT is the difference in the cockpit systems?
I have seen people talking about the engines only but that is something else, is it not?
RIP to crew and pax on both Lion and Ethiopian
Very little. The Type Rating is common to other NG 737. The MCAS system is new, and was the root of the Lion Air crash. It can be disabled manually if it malfunctions, but it is down to the airlines to ensure their crews are suitably briefed and made aware of the pitfalls of the system. I believe at least one of the major UK operators of the type did so post Lion Air.
If this is another MCAS issue that the crew have been unable to respond correctly to, I’d start being very selective about with whom I fly.