A year before the plane was finished, Boeing made the system more aggressive and riskier. Boeing never disclosed the revamp of MCAS to FAA officials involved in determining pilot training needs, according to three agency officials. “Boeing has no higher priority than the safety of the flying public,” a company spokesman, Gordon Johndroe, said in a statement. A test pilot who originally advocated for the expansion of the system didn’t understand how the changes affected its safety. It never tested a malfunctioning sensor, according to the three officials.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2019 20:21 UTC