Boeing unveils software upgrade, pilot training for 737 Max 8 aircraft
Johannesburg – Global aerospace giant Boeing Company on Wednesday unveiled new methods it was putting in place to improve the software of its ill-fated 737 Max 8 aircraft following two devastating crashes in recent months.
Earlier this month, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed shortly after it took off from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on its way to Nairobi in Kenya, claiming the lives of all 157 people on board an Ethiopian Airlines. In a statement late Wednesday, the company said that it has developed a manoeuvring characteristics augmentation system -- a flight control law that enhances the pitch stability of the aeroplane -- in a bid to provide additional layers of protection if the angle of attack sensors provide erroneous data.
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