NEW YORK: Boeing’s MCAS anti-stall system, which was implicated in the October crash of a 737 MAX 8 airliner in Indonesia, was also activated shortly before a recent accident in Ethiopia, a source with knowledge of the investigation said on Friday. The information retrieved from the plane’s voice and data recorders was presented on Thursday to US authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the source said. However, the source said the investigation is still underway and the findings are not yet definitive. It was yet another blow to aviation giant Boeing, which just this week unveiled a fix to the Maneuvering Cha­racteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) that Boeing designed to prevent stalls in its new plane. The aviation company has tried to restore its battered reputation, even while continuing to insist that the MAX is safe.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2019 02:03 UTC