into the crash found that the pilots followed Boeing's own emergency procedures but were unable to prevent the crash.
Ethiopia, for example, may have feared an investigation biased in favor of Boeing if the US was in charge. "The US government and Boeing have had a very cozy relationship for a long time. That relationship under Trump is a bit closer," according to Todd Curtis, a former Boeing safety engineer and the founder of air safety website AirSafe.com. And while there are no legal issues about this relationship, it meant that"Ethiopia would have issues other than getting to the bottom of the crash," Curtis told Business Insider.
"There's a historic close relationship between all governments and Boeing, but in particular President Trump has expressed and exhibited an affection for Boeing." "To date, I have seen no reason beyond politics and raw emotions for the recorders not to have been sent to the US," he said.Mourners of victims of the crashed accident of Ethiopian Airlines react beside a funeral car during the mass funeral in Ethiopia in March 2018.An international spotlight has been put on the Federal Aviation Administration's processes and the close ties between manufacturers and the FAA.
Driekorn described the FAA as being"reluctant to engage" with those who have"resented and laid out issues of that coziness" between Boeing and the FAA and"have done so years in advance of the 737 Max certification."A passenger safety instruction card is seen at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash in Ethiopia in March 2019.
"The major underlying issue I think in this whole tragedy is how cozy is the relationship between the FAA and Boeing?And has that coziness had a direct or indirect impact on aviation safety?" Dreikorn said.Sen. Tom Udall on Capitol Hill in June 2016."Time will tell if there is long-term damage to the FAA's historic leadership role in global aviation, but in light of the recent accidents, it is essential that the relationship be closely scrutinized," he said.