The Ethiopian Airlines crew ended up turning the control system back on before the plane crashed, killing all 157 people aboard. It’s not clear why pilots on Ethiopian Flight 302 turned the automated system back on rather than continuing to follow Boeing’s standard emergency steps. The same Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System was also involved in the 737 Max crash in Indonesia in October that resulted in deaths of all 189 people on board. The plane maker initially planned to submit the fixes to the FAA last week but said it needs more time. The revised software will have two sensors, rather than one, and will give pilots more control over the system, according to Boeing.

Source: Ethiopian News April 03, 2019 13:18 UTC