Boeing finishes 737 MAX flight-control updates as questions raised about pilot trainingUpdatedBoeing says it has finished with its updates to the flight-control software implicated in two deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX, moving a step closer to getting the plane back in the sky. Investigations into the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes have focused on the automated flight-control system, MCAS (Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System), that came into service two years ago with the MAX. The extent of additional pilot training is emerging as a key issue. The FAA, other regulators and airlines are reviewing the company's plans for additional pilot training, the company said. The changes will link an anti-stall feature in the flight-control system to two sensors instead of one and will push the nose down less often and less powerfully.

Source: Ethiopian News May 17, 2019 04:18 UTC