Boeing to make safety feature standard on 737 MAX.
Boeing, in the midst of one its worst crises in years, is under pressure from crash victims' families, airlines, lawmakers in Washington and regulators around the world to prove that the automated flight control systems aboard its 737 MAX aircraft are safe, and that pilots have the training required to override the system in an emergency.
"It is very questionable if these were safety-oriented additions, why they were not part of the required template of measures that should go into an airplane," she said, adding she was not ready to require that all safety options be retrofitted on existing airplane.Executives with U.S. airlines welcomed Boeing's moves, but want U.S. regulators to sign off on the upgrade.
United Airlines vice president Michael Quiello said the airline was optimistic about the software update, but was counting on the FAA to certify the change. Existing 737 pilots will also have extra computer-based training following criticism that MCAS was not described in the aircraft manual.
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