The gathering came at a crisis moment for the iconic American company, now under criminal scrutiny by the Justice Department for its certification and marketing of the 737 Max plane. The Boeing official on Wednesday defended the original use of only one sensor as in line with 50-year industry practices. Boeing also said Wednesday it would make an alert that displays if the two AOA sensors are contradicting each other standard on the 737 MAX. Boeing only rolled out the software update now, after the second crash, because "we wanted to get it right," the first Boeing official said Wednesday. "Boeing is clearly committed to making the 737 MAX 8 safe again," said David Soucie, a former FAA safety inspector and a CNN analyst.

Source: Ethiopian News March 27, 2019 20:48 UTC