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What I find disappointing is that media outlets have failed to jump on the fact that, right before all the latest shoddiness was discovered, Boeing requested a safety exemption for another problem with these planes: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boein...

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This is a mischaracterization so I'm glad our media isn't parroting your comment

Except you couldn't say HOW it's a mischaracterization.

It's not another problem with these planes, they are requesting the same exception from some more modern regulations for the -700 series that the FAA gave to the other two series in production now. The 737 max is not a design from scratch... so it makes sense it doesn't comply with some new regulation. The pilot union for southwest has already said they'd prefer if Boeing didn't have to redesign the cockpit for some of the variants. (problaby will lead to more confusion for pilots swtiching between max types

Also the media has covered it a ton! Google it!!

You're simply confirming what I said, including the fact that the previous iterations suffer from the same defect and should be pulled from service.

And nobody is demanding that Boeing redesign the cockpit. This entire fiasco was to cover up an "upward-pitching tendency" under power, which ANY competent pilot could easily account for.

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