A Federal Aviation Administration panel said Boeing's upgrade to the MCAS anti-stall software system on 737 Max planes is 'operationally suitable.'
that a software update for the plane, and Boeing's plans for training pilots to fly in the aircraft, are both"operationally suitable."
The aircraft has been grounded around the world since a fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash in March, which followed a fatal Lion Air crash in October 2018. Just under 350 people were killed in the crashes.The FAA said that it would not allow the planes to fly until it approved the software updates and pilot training systems. The FAA still needs to approve these changes once Boeing formally submits them.
But the findings Tuesday's draft report from the Flight Standardization Board , which was appointed by the FAA, are good news for Boeing, which has pledged to win back the flying public's trust. The manufacturer was under pressure to address flaws with the 737 Max's automated MCAS anti-stall software system, which was found to have misfired in the preliminary reports from separate investigations into both the crashes.
The report said that the pilots required training on the MCAS system, but said that training did not need to take place in a simulator.
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