Boeing to submit 737 MAX software upgrade 'in the coming weeks'
Aircraft maker under pressure to prove that automated flight control systems are safe before grounded planes can fly again
Washington/Seattle — Boeing says it plans to submit a proposed software enhancement package for the grounded 737 Max in “the coming weeks” after the company had previously said it planned to deliver the fix for government approval by last week. The company has confirmed a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that it would submit the upgrade later than previously announced. “We are working to demonstrate that we have identified and appropriately addressed all certification requirements and will be submitting for FAA review once completed in the coming weeks,” Boeing said. “We will take a thorough and methodical approach to the development and testing of the update to ensure we take the time to get it right.” More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX jets have been grounded worldwide after two crashes — in Indonesia in October and in Ethiopia last month — killed nearly 350 people. Boeing, facing one of its worst crises in years, is under pressure from crash victims’ families, a...
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