Boeing donated $1 million to Trump's record-size inaugural fund

[Mr. Sparkle]

The Trump administration resisted bipartisan calls to temporarily suspend use of the Boeing 737 Max 8, even as President Trump consulted by phone with the besieged company’s CEO.

Former U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, who was a GOP congressman before being appointed by President Barack Obama, said current Secretary Elaine Chao should immediately ground the aircraft. “Those planes should be pulled down and inspected. The flying public is owed that,” LaHood said Tuesday. But acting FAA administrator Daniel K. Elwell said late Tuesday that his agency’s extensive review of “aggregate safety performance from operators and pilots of the Boeing 737 MAX . . . shows no systemic performance issues and provides no basis to order grounding the aircraft.”

Boeing donated $1 million to Trump’s record-size inaugural fund.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/european-aviation-officials-break-with-faa-and-boeing-and-ground-737-max-8-aircraft-involved-in-crash/2019/03/12/cd64a8d0-44d4-11e9-90f0-0ccfeec87a61_story.html

[dlk]

1. One Hand Washes the Other...

[Docreed2003]

2. +1

And it's sickening to think about their motivation for not grounding these planes. Money and profits trump lives....

[bullwinkle428]

3. Unreal. Just heard that this morning.

Tell me there's no connection regarding the decision not to ground.

[malaise]

4. Get thee to the greatest page

NOW

[Mr. Sparkle]

5. .

[malaise]

8. Picnic time for teddy bears

Ha _ used to sing that as a child.


The COn has grounded them - when they reach their destinations.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. There's a saying -- "be careful what you wish for, you may get it"

Boeing wanted lax oversight of the MAX8 problems. Now they have to deal with the consequences of same.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. I think that had a lot to do with Air Force One

Remember Trump was threatening to pull out of that contract.