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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Still Unsafe At Any Altitude

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Boeing whistleblower, Ed Pierson, joins us to talk about the report he wrote entitled “Boeing 737 MAX – How Is It Really Going?” that paints a troubling picture of current problems with the notorious plane that includes reports of 43 malfunctions and onboard failures and six flights where U.S. pilots declared emergencies. Plus, constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, stops by to talk about how the NATO Treaty should not override the US Constitution, the misuse of the “state secrets” law, and an ongoing U.S. war crime from the Vietnam era.



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0:00.0

I'm Tom Morello and you're listening to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

0:12.2

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

0:13.9

My name is Steve Scrovan along with my co-host David Feldman.

0:16.9

Hello, David.

0:17.9

Hello, Steve.

0:19.5

And the man in the hour Ralph Nader, low Ralph.

0:22.3

Hello, everybody.

0:23.7

Today, we're going to revisit Boeing's blighted 737 max.

0:27.8

It's been one year since the FAA recertified the max.

0:31.8

The max, of course, needed to be recertified after two of the planes were essentially hijacked by a software system called MCAS,

0:39.7

that took control from the pilots and crashed the planes.

0:43.4

So is the max saved fly now?

0:45.8

Boeing in the airlines and the FAA say, absolutely, they say, hey, we fixed the sensors.

0:52.3

And this time, we're not going to keep it a secret from the pilots that the MCAS software system actually exists.

0:58.0

After all, the only problems with the max were the MCAS system and the untrained pilots.

1:03.1

They contend that the recertification process was the most comprehensive in history.

1:08.5

They say, sure, you might notice some malfunctions on some 737 maxes, but that happens with every plane.

1:15.6

Don't get hysterical.

1:17.6

So does the data back them up?

1:20.4

Our first guest today, former Boeing manager and current Boeing whistleblower, it Pearson says, absolutely not.

1:28.0

He's published a new report Boeing 737 max.

1:31.9

How is it really going that uses FAA data to paint a troubling picture of current problems with the Boeing 737 max that includes reports of 43 malfunctions and failures aboard the planes,

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