WASHINGTON: After a deadly crash in Indonesia, American Airlines pilots called a meeting to press Boeing executives for safety changes to the 737 MAX aircraft, US media reported Tuesday (May 14). But the meeting shows that pilots were already worried about the safety of the model following the October 2018 crash in Indonesia of a Lion Air 737 MAX 8 that left no survivors of the 189 people on board. Meanwhile, the pilots in the meeting said they felt they weren't told enough about the MCAS system, which was new to the 737 MAX 8. sentifi.com Channel NewsAsia - Sentifi topic widgetFollowing the Lion Air crash, Boeing had issued additional instructions to pilots in case they faced a malfunction of the MCAS. Airlines and governments worldwide ordered the 737 MAX 8 to stop flying in the days after the Ethiopian Airlines crash.

Source: Ethiopian News May 15, 2019 04:18 UTC