Tag: Boeing 737 Max 8
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Boeing staff texted about 737 Max issue in 2016
Boeing employees exchanged instant messages about issues with the automated safety system on the 737 Max as it was being certified in 2016. In documents provided by Boeing to lawmakers, a pilot wrote that he had run into unexpected trouble during tests. He said he had “basically lied to the regulators [unknowingly]”. The safety system…
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Boeing didn’t tell airlines that safety alert wasn’t on
Boeing said Sunday that it discovered after airlines had been flying its 737 Max plane for several months that a safety alert in the cockpit was not working as intended, yet it didn’t disclose that fact to airlines or federal regulators until after one of the planes crashed. The feature was designed to warn pilots…