Boeing 737

Another Boeing has crashed killing everyone on board. Again, it was a new aircraft. Boeing have long had a problem with quality control which regulators have shrugged off or allowed jerry-rigged solutions to be implemented. Why are they allowed to get away with it? Has the airline industry not learned the lessons of the Ford Pinto?

Malaysia is no stranger to the type of aircraft accident where a plane skids off the runway. It's barely news because low speed slithering in very wet conditions puts the plane part way onto the grass and after it's been towed out and the undercarriage checked, it's back to business as usual. So why has Saturday's incident at Sibu take so long to clear and why is there concern to ensure a "thorough investigation"?