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AIRCRAFT fly Boeing B-737 MAX 8 who have claimed 346 lives, 189 each in Indonesia in October 2018 and 157 in Ethiopia in March 2019 have been declared safe and have been allowed to fly again.

As predicted long before by various parties, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) finally came to a decision to grant a permit plane fly a Boeing 737 MAX 8 to fly again.

From the time frame announced by Boeing at first “several months” to repair the MAX 8 product, it turned out that it took 20 months to arrive at an agreement with the FAA and EASA to give approval for MAX aircraft 8 to fly again.

Initially the MAX 8 aircraft was predicted to be a superior product, the best selling plane of the B-737 series for its spectacular fuel-efficient performance.

As of March 2019 when the FAA and a number of aviation authorities from various countries officially grounded the MAX 8, following 2 fatal accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia, 387 aircraft had been produced and distributed to operators in various countries. At the same time the production line had queued a total of 395 airframes (built unit) waiting for their turn to enter final assembly line for completion until ready to test flight.

The FAA, the United States aviation authority has officially announced on Wednesday 18 November 2020 to lift the flight ban for B-737 MAX 8 aircraft.The FAA released the B-737 MAX 8 to fly again after several repairs and improvements to the product quality of the aircraft were made. fly MAX 8.

Some of them are improvements software MCAS-related aircraft control systems (Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation Sysytem) who have been accused of being the main cause of both accidents.

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On the other hand, the provisions apply for pilots before flying MAX 8 to conduct training in the simulator first. The package of repairs and refinements that Boeing has performed on MAX 8 has been described by the FAA as safe and satisfactory.

The European Union aviation authority EASA has also expressed satisfaction with the steps taken by the FAA and Boeing. The EASA Executive Director was quoted as stating that the 737 MAX is safe enough to be certified. Our analysis is showing that this is safe and the level of safety reached is high enough for us.

The point is that the aviation authority of the United States and the aviation authority of the European Union agreed to grant permission to fly back for MAX 8 aircraft after several repairs and improvements to the system and some additional standard procedures.

The case of the MAX 8 aircraft is very interesting because it raises a big question about the FAA’s credibility as a trusted aviation authority throughout the history of global aviation. Likewise, it raises a big question mark about the commitment of the Boeing aircraft factory which has been known to be “rigid” in the Aviation Safety issue.

The MAX 8 aircraft case has also claimed the dismissal of CEO Dennis A. Muilenburg, who was deemed unable to overcome the crisis that Boeing was facing when dealing with two plane crashes that claimed hundreds of lives in a span of 5 months.

The worst crisis faced by the giant aircraft manufacturing plant in its 103-year history, which was very successful, especially in the aspect of flying safety in the global market.

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So far, the world aviation community, which has generally always been oriented to the FAA and also to Boeing in aviation safety, has been disturbed by the MAX 8 aircraft case.

Coupled with the fact when Boeing said it would be able to complete it in just a few months, it turned out that it was only finished after 20 months.

The shaky trust in the credibility of the FAA and Boeing is also reflected in the fact that not all aviation authorities from countries using the MAX 8 aircraft have agreed with the FAA’s decision to release the MAX 8 to fly again.

Meanwhile, news came from Canada, that the Minister of Transport, Marc Garnean, would continuegrounded MAX 8 aircraft after the FAA announcement that has allowed MAX 8 to fly again.

He said that the Canadian aviation authority would still re-validate the repairs and improvements that had been made by Boeing together with the FAA on the MAX 8 aircraft carrier.

To note, the accident that occurred in Ethiopia there were 18 Canadian citizens who were also victims, with 1 of them a highly respected Professor from Carleton University in Ottawa.

In Indonesia, MAX 8 aircraft are operated by two airlines, namely Garuda and Lion Air.

When the MAX 8 Lion Air plane had a fatal accident, the world aviation community had not seen it something wrong from MAX 8 aircraft products. The reason is that Lion Air’s reputation and commitment to aviation safety is considered not so good with a series of accidents that have occurred previously.

Coupled with the results of the initial investigation by the NTSC which stated that Lion Air had made several mistakes during and before the accident and had caused the “anger” of Lion Air’s management towards the KNKT.

Things changed drastically after the accident in Ethiopia with the MAX 8 aircraft. That’s when suspicion arose about the same cause that happened to the two accidents.

Found “the scapegoat” named MCAS, temporarily concluded as the main cause of the accident. To make matters worse, the pilots and aircraft operators did not know the existence of MCAS in advance, in this case the airlines using MAX 8.

It is this sequence that then brings the FAA and Boeing to a very difficult position to avoid its fatal mistake. Even though Boeing, through its CEO, has apologized to all the families of accident victims in Indonesia and Ethiopia, presumably it will be very difficult to restore public confidence in air transport service users to trust and want to travel again with the MAX 8 aircraft.

In Indonesia, which has the authority to approve or not approve the FAA decision that has allowed the MAX 8 to fly back is in the hands of the Director of Air Transportation of the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation.

It is not easy for the Director General of Hubud to be able to make a decision immediately, even though the FAA and Boeing themselves have made repairs and improvements to the MAX 8 aircraft for 20 months since the accident occurred.

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Indirectly, it was confirmed that the great confidence that had so far been established in the credibility of the FAA and Boeing had wavered with the MAX 8 case. Input from several competent people on the matter is needed as well as a full and detailed technical explanation from the operator using MAX 8 in Indonesia in this regard from the management of Garuda and Lion Air.

MCAS itself which is often cited as the main cause of the occurrence of the two fatal accidents is very technical in nature to be explained to ordinary people in a popular manner. An outline of MCAS as the cause of accidents will be written separately in a future article.

At least, it was known that at the beginning of the use of the MAX 8 aircraft Lion Air had submitted it pre simulator training for the pilots before flying the new aircraft but was rejected by the factory.

Likewise, Garuda Indonesia is said to have sent (at their own expense) its pilots to do the MAX 8 flight simulator training abroad before operating the MAX 8 aircraft bearing the Garuda logo.

Now with the latest developments where the FAA and Boeing have declared the MAX 8 safe to fly again, the question that arises is, will the Indonesian aviation authorities approve it immediately?

What is certain is that, like several other state aviation authorities, the firm trust so far in the credibility of Boeing and the FAA has been severely damaged. If after all it will be approved and allowed by the authority holder, the next question is, are there still air transport service users in Indonesia who are “brave” and willing to travel by using MAX 8 aircraft? Wallahualam bissawab.

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