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by neuronic 2536 days ago
If a software system has to be designed to make up for aircraft design problems, namely the too large engines that break the limits for ground clearance in the normal 737NG config, then the mentioned issues are not "entirely false" and "disinformation".

Boeing needed to counter the A320neo and they needed to take shortcuts that ended up killing people. I wouldn't be surprised if this were management failure and the actual engineers at Boeing have always been throwing around copious WTFs when building the 737 MAX 8.

"Hey engineers, improve the 737 to be X% more fuel efficient and make sure it doesn't need to be reclassified as new type. Have fun!"

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> they needed to take shortcuts that ended up killing people.

No. They chose to take shortcuts.

I stand corrected.