(June 19) APIn the final, harrowing seconds of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, the pilots tried desperately to keep their Boeing 737 Max aloft. 'It will be a crash for sure': Ethiopian pilot pleaded for training after Lion Air Boeing 737 Max crashAfter the Lion Air crash, Boeing had insisted the 737 Max is safe because pilots can follow a procedure to switch off the system, called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg hinted about six weeks after the Ethiopian crash that pilots did not "completely" follow procedures. A recommendation to reduce flight hours, if one comes, would reflect a long-standing difference of philosophy. Some pilots say there's a lot more to flight safety than a sheer number of flight hours.

Source: Ethiopian News July 06, 2019 09:56 UTC