FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. But Boeing disabled the "yoke jerk" function when it brought out the 737 MAX, the latest version of its top-selling jet - and many pilots were unaware of the change, aviation experts told Reuters. (Understanding controls on the Boeing 737 MAX: https://tmsnrt.rs/2OjLSAt)(Boeing 737 MAX deliveries in question interactive: https://tmsnrt.rs/2Hv2btC)(Ethiopian Airlines crash and black boxes: https://tmsnrt.rs/2ChBW5M)The difference may help explain why pilots struggled to keep their aircraft climbing after takeoff on two fatal 737 MAX flights less than five months apart that killed 346 people. An Ethiopian Airlines flight that went down on March 10 showed "clear similarities" to the Lion Air accident, aviation authorities said after seeing black-box data. In the Lion Air crash, investigators found a faulty reading led the plane's computer to believe it was stalled and to push the nose down.

Source: Ethiopian News March 22, 2019 15:56 UTC