Boeing says it has developed software fixes to prevent failures of an automated flight control system that is being scrutinised after two deadly crashes in the past five months
Meanwhile, across the country in the nation's capital, the head of the US air safety agency faced harsh questions from senators over its relationship with and oversight of Boeing.
Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg was not called to the Senate hearing but is expected to testify at a later date. Sinnett said it will take only about an hour to install the updates and they can begin as soon as regulators authorise the changes, which were developed "after months of testing and hundreds of hours."The MCAS, which makes the aircraft dive in order to regain speed if it detects a stall or loss of airspeed, was developed specifically for the 737 MAX, which has a heavier engine than its predecessor, the 737 NG.
The initial investigation into the Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October found that one of the AOA sensors failed but continued to transmit erroneous information to the MCAS. In Washington, US aviation regulators faced questions about how certification for the MAX was handled.
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