Boeing is finalising software update and pilot training, after two 737 Max 8 crashes - the company CEO
On Friday, two anonymous industry sources told AFP the upgrade should be ready in about 10 days.
He said the MCAS modification is taking place "while investigators continue to work to establish definitive conclusions." The two planes experienced similarly erratic steep climbs and descents and fluctuating airspeeds before crashing shortly after takeoff.The 737 Max 8 and 9 have been grounded worldwide since the Ethiopia crash.
According to the flight data recorder, the pilots of Lion Air Flight 610 struggled to control the aircraft as the automated MCAS system repeatedly pushed the plane's nose down following takeoff.
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