The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said yesterday (April 1) that more time was needed for a software enhancement to the 737 Max aircraft that Boeing had expected to roll out to airlines no later than this month. “The FAA expects to receive Boeing’s final package of its software enhancement over the coming weeks for FAA approval. As the software update was in development, an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on March 10, just six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. The FAA has been in the spotlight since the crashes, as serious questions swirl over how robust the safety certification for the Max was. In the wake of the second 737 Max crash, president Donald Trump nominated a former Delta executive to head the regulator.

Source: Ethiopian News April 02, 2019 04:41 UTC