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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 19:26 UTC

Tag: plane safety

  • Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC

    Boeing told by FAA to try harder in improving the 737 MAX software

    The FAA statement is the bureaucratic equivalent of a “stop” sign after Boeing officials touted their proposed remedy last week during a media tour

    Boeing must perform more work on its proposed fix to 737 MAX aircraft before it can be submitted for review, US officials said on Monday, suggesting the planes could stay grounded a while longer. Additional work is needed “to ensure that Boeing has identified and appropriately addressed all pertinent issues,” a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said in a statement.

  • Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

    Boeing says it has made changes to the control systems linked to fatal crashes

    As part of the upgrade, Boeing will install as a standard a warning system, which was previously an optional safety feature.

    Boeing has issued changes to controversial control systems linked to two fatal crashes of its 737 Max planes in the last five months. But it's still not certain when the planes, that were grounded worldwide this month, will be allowed to fly. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the accidents.