According to Boeing it is!
Doomed Boeing planes lacked two optional safety features
"Boeing reportedly sold the 737 Max planes that crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia without two safety features that the US aircraft manufacturer offers airlines for an additional cost."
And it may not just be Boeing either...
"It is up to airlines to decide whether to pay for upgrades to a standard plane – a practice that is common among aircraft manufacturers and allows them to charge extra, often for aesthetic features relating to seating or lighting, but for other features relevant to the operation of planes, too.
Regulators do not require airlines to buy optional extras, and many low-cost carriers opt not to."
And if the regulators are turning a blind eye to safety 'optional extras', then it's just yet another case of 'profit before people'...
If proven to be the cause in these crashes, Boeing should be taken to the cleaners!
Doomed Boeing planes lacked two optional safety features
"Boeing reportedly sold the 737 Max planes that crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia without two safety features that the US aircraft manufacturer offers airlines for an additional cost."
And it may not just be Boeing either...
"It is up to airlines to decide whether to pay for upgrades to a standard plane – a practice that is common among aircraft manufacturers and allows them to charge extra, often for aesthetic features relating to seating or lighting, but for other features relevant to the operation of planes, too.
Regulators do not require airlines to buy optional extras, and many low-cost carriers opt not to."
And if the regulators are turning a blind eye to safety 'optional extras', then it's just yet another case of 'profit before people'...
If proven to be the cause in these crashes, Boeing should be taken to the cleaners!