Upon a second viewing of "Downfall," Leahy identified key omissions. Lion Air's regulatory history was not mentioned; they had been banned from operating in Europe until 2017 due to safety concerns. Despite this, they placed massive aircraft orders with Boeing and Airbus.
Leahy points out a sequence of events before the October 2018 crash where maintenance issues were overlooked. The Angle of Attack sensor replacement should have prompted grounding and consultation with Boeing—a detail omitted from the film.
A crucial flight not covered by the documentary occurred on October 28, 2018, when an identical MCAS malfunction was successfully managed by another crew thanks to guidance from a jumpseat pilot. This incident provided a rare comparison opportunity between two similar flights with different outcomes.
Leahy criticizes how Flight 610's final moments were portrayed misleadingly in terms of duration and crew response time during its struggle with MCAS for twelve minutes before crashing into Java Sea waters.
He raises concerns about declining global standards for skill development amidst increased automation reliance across airlines worldwide—a factor he believes played heavily into both crashes involving Ethiopian Airlines' fatal accident later following similar patterns seen at Lion Air previously too close together temporally yet far apart geographically otherwise might suggest systemic failure rather than isolated incidents alone according some experts like Greg Feith or John Goglia whom share these sentiments publicly regarding lackluster improvements made since then within industry-wide contexts overall despite changes implemented post-crisis era now supposedly rectified though still leaving room doubt lingering among critics skeptical long-term efficacy measures taken thus far addressing underlying root causes effectively enough prevent future recurrences altogether instead merely treating symptoms superficially without tackling deeper issues head-on directly where needed most 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