The union for Southwest Airlines Co. pilots sued Boeing Co., saying the manufacturer rushed output of the 737 Max jet to stay competitive, withholding key information about a feature that contributed to two fatal crashes within five months. “Boeing made a calculated decision to rush a re-engined aircraft to market to secure its single-aisle market share and prioritize its bottom line,” said the Southwest Airlines Pilots Assn. The planemaker has invited pilots from Max operators to fly the updated software as part of outreach to flight crews. The planemaker didn’t share those differences, including MCAS, during work with the pilots union and Southwest as recently as 2016, the union said. Advertisement“Had Swapa been aware of MCAS and the true extent of differences between the 737 NG and the 737 Max, it never would have agreed to pilot the 737 Max,” said the union, which represents nearly 10,000 Southwest pilots.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2019 22:52 UTC