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LETTER: The safety of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8

In his Friday letter to the editor (“Crash course”), David W. Huston asks: Who in their right mind would board a Boeing 737 MAX 8?

I have more than 50 years of aviation experience, both as a private pilot and military helicopter pilot. I also have 30 years in aviation insurance.

I would board that jet in a microsecond — as long as it is part of a U.S. airline’s fleet and has an American crew.

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