Boeing mandates safety feature in MAX software upgrade : sources
The Boeing Co will mandate a previously optional cockpit warning light on MAX jets. The safety feature is expected to be offered as software update to the MAX fleet. Officials said that this was grounded in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash
157 passengers were killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash incident. The Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Adaba. The same model flown by Lion Air crashed off the coast of Indonesia in October, killing all 189 people on board.
Boeing did not gave any official comments on making the safety feature standard. They said separately that they are moving quickly to make software changes and expects the upgrade to be approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the coming weeks.
In a statement, the union said, ” We still would like to have more detail on the development, control parameters and testing done on the algorithm that will trigger an MCAS event”.
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