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updated 10:20 AM UTC, Dec 13, 2023

Updated Software For The 737 MAX Has been Developed – Boeing

Unic Press UK: Boeing says it has developed an updated Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software for its troubled 737 MAX.

“Boeing has completed development of the updated software for the 737 MAX, along with associated simulator testing and the company’s engineering test flight. To date, Boeing has flown the 737 MAX with updated MCAS software for more than 360 hours on 207 flights,” the Company said in a press release last week.

The company added that preparation for the final certification flight is on course, and that additional information on pilots’ interaction with the airplane controls and displays in different flight scenarios is being provided. “Boeing has developed enhanced training and education materials that are now being reviewed with the FAA, global regulators, and airline customers to support return-to-service and longer-term operations. This includes a series of regional customer conferences being conducted around the world,” the Company also said.

Boeing has been under intense pressure since the causes of the crashing [under one year] of two of its 737 MAX airplanes  – the fatal crash of an Indonesian Airline 737 MAX 8 in October 2018 and another deadly crash in March 2019 of an Ethiopian Airline – were linked to a software installed in the airplane.

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