Frankly, the unruly passenger should be removed from a flight no matter what the reason is for their unruliness. They are a potential danger aboard the aircraft. Besides, since the aircraft is private property the flying public must follow their rules no matter which airline you’re flying. No one has a constitutional right to fly just like we don’t have a constitutional right to drive a car. Your PRIVILEGE to do either CAN be revoked.
Folks, these are not floppy disks. They are called diskettes. Floppies are 8 inches in diameter and had a black stiff paper covering. These were definitely used in the 1980s and early 1990s. Earlier on we were using magnetic tape on big reels. I’m a retired IT guy and I remember it all. Those days were fun.
Allow me to point out that the incident with Volkswagen occurred during an administration who actually cared about the safety and pollution of autos and other vehicles. The administration now doesn’t care about any of these things and is over-protective of American industry. There’s your differences.
As a person who has worked in the information technology industry for 40 years, I can say with certainty that no software will ever be absolutely correct. Any company that’s worth their money will be constantly testing their software and they WILL find bugs. It will never end. It’s the reason why one gets patches for any software on a regular basis. This is not a lack of quality control. This is the abundance of quality control. EVERY company that writes software does this. If a software company does not do this they will go out of business.
There won’t be MCAS in a air tanker. One doesn’t use such flight aids when dropping water or flame retardant chemicals on a forest or range fire. It’s aerobatic type of flying that’s not compatible with anything but stick and rudder flying.
The cargo version of the 747 is purposely designed for cargo use. Hence the nose opening. The 747-8 is a purpose built cargo aircraft and that’s the only way they are selling it. Both, FedEx and UPS are purchasing them to replace their currently aging fleet.
