# Boeing's Email to Ethiopian Airlines Raises Questions About Safety Communications! ✈️

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/boeings-email-to-ethiopian-airlines-raises-questions-about-safety-communications/294608>\
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**Created:** [October 28, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/boeings-email-to-ethiopian-airlines-raises-questions-about-safety-communications/294608 "2024-10-28T08:51:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/boeings-email-to-ethiopian-airlines-raises-questions-about-safety-communications/294608/1 "2024-10-28T08:51:56Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Pilot’s Inquiry**  
On December 1, 2018, the chief pilot of **Ethiopian Airlines** reached out to Boeing with urgent questions about handling warning signals on the new **737 Max** , seeking guidance on potential issues.

2. **Boeing’s Cautious Response**  
Boeing senior officials engaged in an email exchange about whether they could respond to the pilot without breaching international regulations regarding ongoing crash investigations, specifically referencing a recent **Lion Air** crash.

3. **Foreboding Context**  
The pilot’s inquiry would tragically prove relevant as, just months later, an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max would experience a similar malfunction, resulting in a crash that claimed all lives on board.

4. **Missed Opportunity for Safety**  
Boeing’s chief pilot, **Jim Webb** , advised limiting the response to previously issued training materials, avoiding direct answers to the pilot’s critical questions, thereby missing a chance to enhance safety communications.

5. **Implications for Pilot Training**  
The limited response raises concerns about whether a more informative reply could have influenced how pilots approached the malfunction, underscoring the importance of transparency in aviation safety practices.

**Read more at:** [Seattle Times](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/email-from-boeing-to-ethiopian-airlines-sheds-light-on-a-tragic-crash/)