Boeing test pilots have been evaluating recent software changes to the 737 MAX Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), which the FAA has suggested could be linked to the Lion Air 737 MAX 8 crash last year and the 737 MAX accident in Ethiopia on March 10. The updated software has undergone a series of 127 test flights which were completed on April 18.
Boeing test pilots have been evaluating recent software changes to the 737 MAX Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), which the FAA has suggested could be linked to the Lion Air 737 MAX 8 crash last year and the 737 MAX accident in Ethiopia on March 10. The updated software has undergone a series of 127 test flights which were completed on April 18.
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