Arguing For Transparency And Independent Analysis Before Any Decision To Unground The MAX Is Made
Passenger advocacy organization FlyersRights.org has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. seeking release of the Boeing Corporation's proposed changes to the 737 MAX submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). FlyersRights.org previously submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the records on November 1st seeking expedited treatment, but the FAA failed to respond.
Supporting the lawsuit are seven aviation experts who declared that they need the FAA to release technical details to them and other independent experts in order to be able to evaluate whether the 737 MAX is safe to fly.
Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org and member of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee since 1993, explained, "Trust in the FAA and Boeing has been shattered due to astounding revelations of misfeasance and incompetence in originally certifying the 737 MAX aircraft as safe. Accordingly, to regain public confidence, the flying public needs and deserves independent expert evaluations of the changes that Boeing and FAA may deem sufficient to unground the aircraft."
The seven aviation experts who have submitted declarations in favor of transparency and independent evaluation are:
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger- Retired airline captain, famous for the "Miracle on the Hudson" landing and aviation safety expert for over four decades
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA- The largest flight attendants union, with nearly 50,000 members at 20 airlines
Michael Neely- Thirty-three years of experience in commercial and military aircraft development programs since 1983, working for Boeing from 1995-2016 serving in Multi-Discipline Engineering and Program Office roles
Javier de Luis- PhD Aeronautical engineer and scientist for 30 years and former lecturer at MIT
Michael Goldfarb- Aviation safety management consultant and former Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Adviser to the FAA Administrator
Gregory Travis- Computer software engineer with over 40 years of experience and pilot with over 30 years of experience
Paul Hudson- President of FlyersRights.org and long-time airline passenger safety advocate
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