Boeing 737 Max: the people whose views are safety-critical

Pilots and cabin crew will decide when the troubled aircraft will fly again

After a pair of crashes, the 737 Max has been grounded by the FAA and other aviation agencies (Getty)

The title of the BBC1 programme was enough to terrify an anxious passenger: Boeing’s Killer Planes.

Panorama investigated the background to two aviation tragedies that should never have happened.

In October 2018, a Boeing 737 Max plunged into the sea at high speed shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. All 189 passengers and crew died when the two pilots were unable to override an aircraft safety system intended to avoid stalls.