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.
Allegiant Air had expected to receive a solitary 737 MAX 8-200 from Boeing before the end of 2024, however it ended up with four, after receiving three more, sooner than expected.
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released a report into an incident where the crew of a Ryanair Boeing 737 pushed the aircraft into a steep descent after breaching an altitude clearance limit while discontinuing an approach to London/Stansted.
La Oficina de Investigación de Accidentes Aéreos del Reino Unido (AAIB) ha publicado un informe sobre un incidente en el que la tripulación de un Boeing 737 de Ryanair empujó la aeronave a un descenso pronunciado tras rebasar un límite de altitud al interrumpir una aproximación a Londres/Stansted.
The Dominican Republic carrier Arajet has taken delivery of its tenth Boeing 737 MAX, HI1101, as it develops a programme of expansion across the Caribbean as well as North and South America.