The blame game and actual scenario

Concerns were raised regarding the Indonesian low-cost carrier's safety record and the
credentials of its pilots. Few pointed the finger at the freshly manufactured Boeing 737 Max
jet itself.
"Downfall," a damning account of the disasters brought on by the manufacturer's greed and
malfeasance, goes further to place Boeing's guilt within more significant trends in American
corporate governance, succinctly describing how the allure of Wall Street caused what was
once a powerful symbol of American aviation to self-sabotage.
We now know that the MCAS (Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System) anti-stall
system malfunctioned after receiving data from a defective sensor and continuously forced
the plane's nose down even as pilots struggled furiously to pull it back up, which was the
primary factor in the 737 disasters.
However, MCAS was not included in the aircraft's flight deck or pilot manuals. To deceive
the Federal Aviation Administration about the importance of the system and get their best-
selling plane approved for takeoff, Boeing even resisted those who had sought flight
simulator training before flying the new jet. Investigators ultimately discovered messages
between Boeing workers in which they discussed performing "Jedi mind tricks" on regulators
and ridiculed them. This disgusting, heart-pounding content is motivated by a desire to raise
Boeing's stock price.
According to "Downfall," Boeing developed a shareholder-first mindset after the turn of the
century, following its acquisition of McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Because of the
combination, the ruthless management of the later business clashed with the safety-conscious
engineers of the former. They formed Boeing to create the most incredible airplanes in the
world. They were proud of this work and worried it might suffer if management put more
emphasis on financial engineering than production. Although their concerns were justified,
the engineers' voices within the organization rapidly diminished due to the company
leadership's overbearing actions. Executives pursued cost-cutting strategies while courting
stock market investors, putting profit above safety.
Boeing tried to avoid responsibility while doing less than it could have to prevent the next
disaster when similar actions resulted in one. But this is one aspect of "Downfall" that
hammers how unhealthy Boeing has become. The filmmakers, who know how to build a
persuasive case without losing their calm, paint the company's terrifying apathy.
The documentary "Downfall" employs a variety of commentators to convey this tale,
including politicians like Rep. Peter DeFazio, chair of the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and journalists like Andy Pasztor, a former aerospace
writer for the Wall Street Journal. They oversaw a congressional investigation into the
collisions. The opinions of pilots like Captain "Sully" Sullenberger, who express shock and
rage at Boeing's choice to withhold information concerning MCAS from pilots, are
particularly damning.
The movie also includes interviews with those whose tales were left out of the coverage of
the disasters, such as grieving families and former Boeing workers whose accounts shed light
on the poisonous atmosphere at the corporation.
You feel outraged after watching "Downfall," but its insinuation that the company's
disastrous expansion plan is a feature rather than a fault of contemporary American
capitalism feels more like a cry of desperation than a call to action. Perhaps at this time, that
is justified. Boeing's latest statements that the 737 Max's problems have been resolved—that
the airplane is now safe to fly—can only be treated with solid suspicion since "Downfall"
eventually undermines faith in a once-revered institution and the others designed to govern it.
I won't be going if it's Boeing.
The movie's protagonists highlight the personal cost of these catastrophes and their
underlying causes. The directors' apparent sympathy gives their detailed critique of an
immoral corporate culture of emotional power and balance. The documentary explains how
years of poor management at Boeing created the conditions for these catastrophes. But
"Downfall" also features condemnation for the FAA's egregiously careless oversight, which
also caused it to take longer than the rest of the globe to ground the 737 Max even after the
tragedy in Ethiopia.

Lesson of ethics
The documentary, which had its world premiere at Sundance 2022, follows the plot each
week as new developments occur. The low-cost airlines, non-American pilots, and how one
disaster led to another where all the targets of the blame game.
The fact that Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) persisted in assuming
the risk even after the initial incident is what is most shocked. Who can you trust for your
safety if a 2020 "Fortune Global 500" list company? Human feelings were put aside in favor
of profits and equities, with Boeing refusing to acknowledge the loss of 346 people!
This particular example of investigative journalism shows modern life as much as corporate
work culture and competitive pressure. An unpleasant realization comes with a downfall. The
victims' plight moves on, and hatred for cruel corporations emerges. One gets a better grasp
of the 'anti-vaxxers' perspective; whom can we believe now? Can one trust the most
significant drug companies? Did Boeing get away with murder by paying a $2.5 billion fine
while its revenues were $76 billion?
For unfamiliar people, the black box is essentially orange, MCAS has since addressed, and
aviation training is available on I-pads and simulators. The video is engrossing and
fascinating and provides insight into the aviation business. The documentary, which lasts an
hour and 29 minutes, covers many territories, including the growth and collapse of an
aviation empire, sorrow, greed, and flagrant contempt for moral principles. Due to OTT's
revelation of a reality weirder than fiction, the documentary has become the newest genre.