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I'm confused. I don't know much about planes, can you tell? I'm not a pilot, but it's very specific.

— Unknown

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
But the pilot at any time... Can override that, yes. The automation. Yeah,

— Karen Walker

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
It's if the plane was in a, what they call, high angle of attack, which is where the nose has gone way too high up. Yeah. That could risk a stall. It would just automatically bring the nose down.

— Karen Walker

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
It's a heavier aircraft, okay? and so there was some shifts that they needed to do in terms of sort of balance and center of gravity and they introduced also this software that should the plane get into what they call a stall situation which would be when the nose goes too high up you'd have to go a long way up for that to happen

— Karen Walker

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, MCAS. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System. Yeah, MCAS. Okay. That is something they put in with the MAX, with the design and the new engines.

— Karen Walker

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
The Boeing MAX is a new family of what they call narrowbody aircraft. It's the single aisle plane. You know, when you get on, there's just one aisle and typically three seats each side of that aisle.

— Karen Walker

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
So we do know that from that data. What we don't yet know is what caused that to happen and why it couldn't be resolved by the pilots in time.

— Unknown

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
The nose goes up and then the nose goes down. Nose goes up, nose goes down. That seems to indicate that, you know, the plane was pushing the nose down to prevent a stall and then the captain was trying to pull the nose back up.

— Unknown

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
Crash investigators who've recovered the flight data recorders say it tells the story of 11 minutes of terror as the pilots of Lion Air Flight 610 fought a tug-of-war battle with the plane's computer to keep the plane in the air.

— Unknown

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
The plane took off and about six minutes later it crashed and it was a catastrophic crash in that everyone was killed, lots of wreckage.

— Unknown

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
The response from people and countries around the world is actually unprecedented.

— Unknown

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
Let us honor the memories of our colleagues by keeping their spirit of service alive.

— Unknown

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedBoeing 737 Max
And there should be a preliminary report on this accident. It should be completed in about 30 days.

— Frank Langfitt

Up First from NPR
Up First from NPRPlane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing
Analysts say it's also not unusual and not necessarily dangerous, depending on how much traffic is going on at the time.

— Todd Inman

Up First from NPR
Up First from NPRPlane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing
It has erupted into a fierce national debate over the degree to which the country should allow its most extreme political elements into mainstream politics.

— Unknown

Up First from NPR
Up First from NPRPlane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing
What does it mean that these extremists are now participating in mainstream politics?

— Unknown

Up First from NPR
Up First from NPRPlane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing
Since World War II there been a consensus among Germans that the far-right party Alternative for Germany is a threat to democracy.

— Rob Schmitz

Up First from NPR
Up First from NPRPlane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing
The AFD has advocated deporting all Germans with a migration background. Some of its members use Nazi slogans. And the party is under domestic surveillance for the threat that it poses to Germany's democracy.

— Rob Schmitz

Up First from NPR
Up First from NPRPlane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing
Now, on the face of it, there was nothing off about Merz's motion in parliament about this. But it was how he was going to pass this motion that really upset much of parliament and many Germans.

— Rob Schmitz

Up First from NPR
Up First from NPRPlane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing
The pilot was Jonathan Campos. He was 34. The first officer a man named Sam Lilly in his late 20s both based in Charlotte really avid flyers And Lilly is a second pilot His father Tim used to fly for Air Wisconsin

— Frank Langfitt

Up First from NPR
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Episodes(7)

Global News Podcast

Investigators: 'Cable snapped before Lisbon funicular crash'

Portuguese officials investigating Wednesday's deadly funicular crash in Lisbon, which killed 16 people, say a cable snapped, but the rest of the mechanism was functioning properly. They added that the brakeman tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent the derailment. Also: the US Navy Seal operation which it's claimed failed and ended up killing North Korea civilians, and why Disneyland Paris is being accused of racism.

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00:28:58•September 7, 2025
Up First from NPR

A CLEAR Path to the Front of the Line

Air travel is stressful enough–and then there are people who can pay to jump the queue. How do some people get ushered straight to the front of the airport security line, while others find themselves waiting? The answer lies in the rise of a private company, CLEAR. Today on The Sunday Story, we look at how CLEAR inched its way into airport security. What actually happens when public and private interests try to coexist?

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00:23:53•August 31, 2025
Finding Peak with Ryan Hanley

How This Fighter Pilot Makes Life-or-Death Decisions at 500 MPH | Michelle "Mace" Curran

Michelle "MACE" Curran discusses the complexities of marketing, decision-making, and the challenges faced by women in aviation.
00:55:38•August 4, 2025
Up First from NPR

Plane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing

Cockpit recordings have been recovered from the jet involved in a collision just outside of Washington, DC, a German far-right party is participating in mainstream politics for the first time since World War Two and researchers are studying nuclear weapons at an underground facility in Nevada.

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00:12:09•January 31, 2025
The Journal.

Your Flight Delay Is Probably New York's Fault

To ease flight delays and staffing shortages in the New York City area, the FAA shifted oversight of Newark Airport’s airspace to Philadelphia earlier this year. But WSJ’s Andrew Tangel reports that problems remain and new risks have surfaced.  Further Listening: -How Spirit Airlines Landed in Bankruptcy  -How Southwest Airlines Melted Down  Further Reading: -Why Fixing New York Air Traffic Has Been a Bumpy Ride  -To Ease Newark Flight Delays, the FAA Turned to Philly. Here’s Why.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
00:19:09•December 2, 2024
Morning Wire

Harvard Antisemitism Investigation & US Aircraft Crash | Afternoon Update | 11.29.23

Developing stories you need to know just in time for your drive home. Get the facts first on Morning Wire. Genucel: Exclusive discount for our listeners! https://genucel.com/WIRE Birch Gold: Text "WIRE" to 989898 for your no-cost, no-obligation information kit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
00:07:20•November 29, 2023
Today, Explained

Boeing 737 Max

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed on Sunday killing all 157 aboard. The response was unprecedented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
00:23:46•March 14, 2019

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