Investigators in the Lion Air case highlighted how pilots battled to keep the plane pointing upwards as the system automatically forced the nose down. Similar claims have already been brought in relation to the Lion Air crash. Boeing said it had also developed a mandatory training package for 737 Max pilots to undergo before the worldwide ban on flying the model is lifted. But it still proposes that qualified 737 pilots would not need time on flight simulators to safely operate the aircraft. It appears US and European regulators were aware at least two years before the first 737 Max crash that the method for controlling the plane’s nose angle might not work in certain conditions.

Source: Ethiopian News March 29, 2019 13:09 UTC