From Bloomberg:
“The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Boeing Co. properly disclosed issues tied to the grounded 737 Max jetliner, according to people familiar with the matter, as regulators intensify their scrutiny of the company following two deadly crashes.”
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Boeing issued this statement:
We appreciate the FAA’s leadership in taking this important step in bringing global regulators together to share information and discuss the safe return to service of the 737 MAX. Our team, our airline customers, and regulators place the highest priority on the safety of the flying public. Once we have addressed the information requests from the FAA, we will be ready to schedule a certification test flight and submit final certification documentation.
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From the Irish Times:
“Europeโs aviation safety agency has set out strict conditions before it will allow Boeingโs 737 Max aircraft back into the skies, in a sign of the depth of the rift emerging among global regulators after two deadly crashes.
EASA said it had three โpre-requisite conditionsโ, including demands that design changes by Boeing are approved by the European agency, before it would lift the grounding of the Max following the crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.”
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From CNN:
“A lawsuit filed by the former inspector general of the Department of Transportation accuses Boeing in a new lawsuit of repeatedly concealing design flaws in its aircraft and blaming pilots in the aftermath of crashes.
From Fortune:
By Cyrus Sanati.
“Are Boeing planes really โpilotโs planesโ anymore?
The aerospace giant has long enjoyed a reputation for building โpilotโs planes,โ where nothing got between a pilot and their ability to fully control their aircraft. Thatโs why a failed cockpit warning light and a flawed avionics software program in their new 737-Max aircraft has received so much condemnation in recent days from aviation experts. It showed that Boeing was not only sloppy, but that they had quietly reneged on their long-running promise to keep pilots as the masters of the cockpit.”
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From CNBC:
“The Wall Street Journal says some U.S. aviation officials believe a bird strike may have caused a Boeing 737 MAX to crash in March.”
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From Financial Times:
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is struggling to restore public confidence in the Boeing 737 MAX. Read the full story.
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Boeing has now admitted it has been forced to correct a flaw in the software of the Boeing 737 MAX stimulators according to this article by the Financial Times. Read the full story.
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From the BBC:
“There was nothing more the pilots could have done.
As alarms sounded in their cockpit, the captain and first officer struggled to regain control of their stricken aircraft.
They were far too close to the ground, and needed to gain altitude. Yet when Capt Yared Getachew tried to guide the nose of the Boeing 737 upwards, an electronic system forced it down again.
Simply pulling back on his control column wasnโt enough. So he used a thumb switch as well, to adjust the aerodynamic balance of the plane, and encourage it to climb. But a few seconds later, those adjustments were automatically reversed.”
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