We have reached the point where the most innocuous Service Bulletin from Boeing will make the news. An Airworthiness Directive issued by the FAA will be headlines. United States Senator Jon Tester stated the he would walk before he flew on a 737-Max. Flight Attendants have issues with working aboard a re-certified airplane.
Air accidents usually take months and sometimes years of detailed investigation to determine ALL of the factors that played a role in the loss of the airplane. The "probable cause" of these accidents was published in the media within days. I can't imagine why Boeing did not retaliate and demand a comprehensive investigation when the world press began to besmirch the company's reputation, but it's obviously far too late for that now.
Clearly Boeing would like to re-certify the 737-Max; they have billions invested in the program and the already constructed airplanes. For reasons I will never understand the media seems hell-bent on making sure that never happens. Please don't suggest that they are defending the public interest because it's far more likely that Boeing just provides an easy target.
The damage to Boeing is immeasurable. Any bad press regarding the other airplanes they make could have catastrophic results.
I for one, kind of wish that the press has taken Airbus to task over the loss of Air France 445. Clearly Airbus can't build airplanes for incompetent pilots to fly either.
