Boeing CEO says new software update has been tested by most 737 Max customers

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A majority of customers who ordered 737 Max planes have now had a chance to test a fix for software that has been linked to two deadly crashes, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said

About two-thirds of the more than 50 customers from various airlines have been able to test the software patch using a flight simulator, Muilenburg said Thursday. The software has been tested by pilots and airline leaders on 96 flights for a total of 159 flying hours.Muilenburg did not say when Boeing 737 Max planes may begin flying again. They have been grounded worldwide since mid-March, after two crashes in about five months killed 346 people.The Boeing chief, speaking at a George W.

"It's our responsibility to eliminate this risk," Muilenburg said. He added that the update will make the plane"even safer" because it will prevent"erroneous" sensor readings. A preliminary report about the Ethiopian crash that was released earlier this month did not specifically name Boeing's anti-stall system, but its findings seem to indicate that the system pushed the plane into a dive fueled by erroneous angle of attack sensor readings.

 

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A 'majority'? How awful! It's bad enough that Boeing got away fooling the world claiming the 737MAX was just another 737. It's a scandal! Both Boeing and FAA should be booked. A software fix for a hardware airframe problem? Ethiopian

I’m texting from one of those planes now and it’s fine ...............O.......M.........G

Is Boeing going to compensate the families of those who passed?

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