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DetlefK

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5. They don't trust Boeing, which has major influence in the US.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 06:49 AM

Mar 2019

Europe is home to Airbus, Boeing's biggest rival.

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Ethiopia had decided to send the black boxes to Germany instead of the [View all] mfcorey1 Mar 2019 OP

Perhaps because Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #1

Look at the link. mfcorey1 Mar 2019 #2

From DW nitpicker Mar 2019 #3

France is what I heard as well. Germany said they didn't have the capability. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #9

That's bullshit... Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #21

Interesting malaise Mar 2019 #4

They don't trust Boeing, which has major influence in the US. DetlefK Mar 2019 #5

THIS! eom get the red out Mar 2019 #6

This is what I believe also rainy Mar 2019 #7

I think they don't trust Trump... Adrahil Mar 2019 #12

France is home to Airbus Johnny2X2X Mar 2019 #25

What does it matter that France is closer? watoos Mar 2019 #8

The NTSB is one of the least political organizations out there. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #26

Good move 47of74 Mar 2019 #10

No. That wouldn't happen. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #28

Ordinarily I would agree with you. But this is the orange fornicate government we're talking about. 47of74 Mar 2019 #32

There still are a lot of decent people in certain agencies. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #34

Losing the boxes would be the worst thing for EVERYONE fescuerescue Mar 2019 #29

It's probably safer to send them to France than the U.S. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #11

Or like I said above they'd get accidently lost or destroyed. 47of74 Mar 2019 #33

Not surprising... BooScout Mar 2019 #13

Please... Just stop Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #18

Conveniently... BooScout Mar 2019 #19

You know 9-11-01 was a criminal occurrence and not technically an "accident", right? Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #20

Yeah he got killed in a US registered airplane... BooScout Mar 2019 #23

He was making the point about how safe our domestic commercial passenger carriers are today. NutmegYankee Mar 2019 #35

Fine, fuck it... You win Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #36

There's really no need to get so upset... BooScout Mar 2019 #38

Small plane accidents, otherwise known as general aviation, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #27

no one trusts us with an asshole in the white house. spanone Mar 2019 #14

US has lost their standing in the world... HipChick Mar 2019 #15

if he gets 2 terms I doubt we will. spanone Mar 2019 #16

For the last time, this is standard procedure and not political Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #17

Just curious.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #22

I only know the industry as an outsider Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #24

Thank you, BlueTires. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #30

Isn't just simply a conflict of interest choice? floppyboo Mar 2019 #31

I'm just glad they finally sent the boxes "somewhere", ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #37