THE tragic B-737 MAX-8 airplane crashes put the spotlight on possible design flaws and a cosy vetting process that failed to sound the alarm.
In 1959, a French passenger plane took the aviation world by storm with its sleek design and rear-mounted twin engines. Passengers flocked to enjoy the novel Caravelle jet service as airlines raced to place orders, abandoning the crash-plagued de Havilland Comet, which had spectacularly ushered in the passenger jet era in 1952.
