Boeing's chief technical pilot on the 737 Max project told another employee in 2016 that there were "egregious" problems with the jet's automated anti-stall system, MCAS.; The pilot, Mark Forkner
There were problems on the horizon. And the result was the 737 Max 8, with much larger engines and a special software program, known as MCAS, that Boeing engineers thought would correct forOne of the largest outstanding lawsuits involves the families of roughly 80 victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash. They’re expected to have a trial in June, and one of the main focuses of this is whether compensation should be available for the suffering that the victims faced. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Boeing
Dominic Gates: 206-464-2963 or dgates@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @dominicgates. Boeing delivered 35 jets in August versus 52 for Airbus. Deliveries of the 737 MAX were hit by the latest defect Boeing admitted last week that a faulty sensor triggered the 737 Max's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS on both the Lion Air Flight JT610 and the Ethiopian Airlines plane Airlines ground some 737 Max airplanes after Boeing discovers new problem Apr 9, 2021, 3:19 PM UTC Boeing criminally charged for lying about 737 Max crashes, fined $2.5 billionThe Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX crash in October revealed that the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software installed on the aircraft could push the plane’s nose down as a result of faulty Angle of Attack readings. While pilots can disable this system, many weren’t aware of the way that it worked, having only received
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