Boeing has pledged to do all it can to prevent crashes like the two that killed nearly 350 people in recent months, as it unveiled a fix to the flight software of its grounded 737 MAX aircraft.
A worker enters a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane during a brief media tour of Boeing's 737 assembly facility, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Image: Ted S. Warren VIA PA Images A worker enters a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane during a brief media tour of Boeing's 737 assembly facility, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Image: Ted S.
US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and other top officials were also on the hot seat on Capitol Hill today. Sinnett said it will take only about an hour to install the updates and they can begin as soon as regulators authorize the changes, which were developed “after months of testing and hundreds of hours”.The MCAS, which makes the aircraft dive in order to regain speed if it detects a stall or loss of airspeed, was developed specifically for the 737 MAX, which has a heavier engine than its predecessor, the 737 NG.
Boeing also will install a warning feature — at no cost — called a “disagree light” to indicate to the pilot when the left and right AOA sensors are out of sync.
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