Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesThe pilots of a jet that crashed in Ethiopia, killing all on board, used a flight simulator to learn how to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, the airline told CNN. It was the second disaster involving a new 737 Max 8 plane in less than six months. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam said the simulator the pilots trained on can't replicate the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), a new automated feature on the 737 Max 8 planes that crash investigators are scrutinizing. Friday, CNN reported that pilots from Southwest Airlines and American Airlines took courses lasting between 56 minutes and three hours when moving between the two Boeing models. He added that Ethiopian Airlines is still waiting for Boeing to come up with a software upgrade for the 737 Max.

Source: Ethiopian News March 23, 2019 23:37 UTC