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Exit|2 of 5 in Boeing 737 MAX
testimony-gapaviation·2018 / unsealed 2020

Would you put your family on a MAX?

The Public Register2018
Boeing Commercial Airplanes — marketing brochure to airlines, 737 MAX Airline Briefing Deck
“With over 99.7% dispatch reliability, the 737 MAX delivers ultimate confidence, passenger comfort, and unmatched operational safety for your fleet.”
The Private ArtifactFebruary 2018
Boeing Pilot A to Pilot B — senior test pilots, Internal Instant Message
“Pilot A: 'I'll be shocked if the FAA passes this training.' Pilot B: 'Would you put your family on a MAX simulator trained aircraft? I wouldn't.' Pilot A: 'No.'”
Exhibit: House_T&I_Boeing_Comms_p44

The Split:The public sales materials promised 'ultimate confidence and unmatched operational safety'. In peer-to-peer messages, the very pilots testing the aircraft admitted they would not let their own families fly on a MAX configured under those simulator training rules.

The Tell (How to spot this next time):

When an insider asks 'would you let your family use this?', you are hearing the private preference speak directly.

congress pipeDisclosed under subpoena to Congress.