Boeing has submitted an upgrade intended to fix faulty anti-stall software on board its 737 MAX 8 planes to US regulators following fatal accidents involving two of its aircraft. "Initially, the US Navy, which uses a couple of other Boeing 737 variants, said they were not affected, but on Thursday its chief of staff ordered a review of procedures and training, with an emphasis on autopilots. Boeing's Defence Business Model Likely Safe Thanks to Underbidding & Oligopoly StatusWhatever problems Boeing may face, whether in commercial aviation or the defence sector, the company is likely to remain one of the largest and most trusted defence contractors for the Pentagon, as its growing defence portfolio can attest. "For example, the US Air Force had budgeted $19.7 billion for the T-X jet trainer program, but Boeing won it with a bid of $9.7 billion. I think it's the major exporter in the United States in terms of dollar volume…It's a huge part of our export economy.

Source: Ethiopian News March 24, 2019 17:21 UTC