Boeing's CEO said the company has conducted nearly 100 test flights of fixed 737 MAX software since the plane's grounding last month
Boeing Co. Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg, in his first public remarks since the fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX last month, said software changes will make the jet “even safer by preventing erroneous angle of attack sensor readings” implicated in that fatal crash and another last year.
Mr. Muilenburg, speaking at a leadership forum in Texas, said the aerospace giant has conducted nearly 100 test flights of fixed 737 MAX software since the plane’s grounding last month.
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