The inquiry, which was first reported by the Seattle Times, has expanded to include a look into manufacturing of the 787 Dreamliner at a new Boeing plant in North Charleston, the person said. The US Securities and Exchange Commission also is investigating whether Boeing properly disclosed issues tied to the 737 Max jetliners, which were grounded in March after the second crash. The two crashes have also spawned multiple investigations and reviews of how Boeing added a safety system known as Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System to the 737 Max family. It was programmed to push down the nose of the 737 Max if it sensed pilots were close to an aerodynamic stall. While Boeing concluded that pilots should be able to overcome such a failure, the pilots on the accident flights became overwhelmed and failed to do so.

Source: Ethiopian News June 29, 2019 15:15 UTC