But after two deadly crashes, and the grounding of its 737 Max plane worldwide, Boeing announced on Friday (April 5) it will cut production of the model from 52 to 42 jets per month from the middle of April. The apparent attempts to override the software were a major difference from the previous 737 Max crash of Lion Air flight 610 in Indonesia last October. As part of this effort, we’re making progress on the 737 MAX software update that will prevent accidents like these from ever happening again. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg flew in a demo 737 Max flight using the new software last week. Pilots have said they were unaware of the new MCAS features in the aircraft until the Lion Air crash.

Source: Ethiopian News April 06, 2019 10:52 UTC