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> It’s not that much worse than airbus was at after their A320 flew into a forest and they hid the flight data recorders,...

This one?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_296Q

Doesn't read like "they" = Airbus hid the recorders.

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Comparing Boeing's woes to the A320 crash is to take a false middle ground. The A320 crash was the result of pilot risk taking for the purpose of showing off the plane. It didn't happen as the inevitable consequence of a company that prioritised profits over safety and had established management culture and government relationships to enable that.

The Pilot literally turned off safety features on the plane. They simply miscalculated and didn't plan properly. They had not even seen the place where they wanted to fly this demonstration. It was incredibly reckless.

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