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Consumer advocate Ralph Nader says Boeing 737 Max is flawed and shouldn’t fly again

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the larger engines mounted to the Boeing 737 Max represented a design flaw and called for the plane to be permanently grounded.

FILE - In this July 18, 2018, file photo, United Airlines commercial jets sit at a gate at Terminal C of Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. The 737 Max “must never fly again,” consumer advocate Ralph Nader said. “It’s not a matter of software. It’s a matter of structural design defect: the plane’s engines are too much for the traditional fuselage.” (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
FILE - In this July 18, 2018, file photo, United Airlines commercial jets sit at a gate at Terminal C of Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. The 737 Max “must never fly again,” consumer advocate Ralph Nader said. “It’s not a matter of software. It’s a matter of structural design defect: the plane’s engines are too much for the traditional fuselage.” (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)Read moreJulio Cortez / AP
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