The Journal also reported that FAA safety officials responsible for Southwest Airlines’ 737 Max 8 fleet had discussed grounding the carrier’s Max jets last December after learning that the AOA disagree alert had been deactivated. At the press conference, one reporter asked if Muilenburg, who made nearly $18.5 million in 2017, had considered resigning. The final design of MCAS was deeply flawed and your engineers are fixing it and testing the fix today. The network evening news reports sought to present Muilenburg and Boeing in the best possible light, hinting at pilot error. The 737 Max 8 accounted for 30 percent of Boeing profits, which grew 24 percent in 2018 to $10.5 billion.

Source: Ethiopian News April 30, 2019 05:26 UTC