Boeing has completed a test flight of the 737 Max 7 with updated Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software. In a statement, the company said that the preliminary report into the deadly Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes found that the MCAS in those incidents initiated in response to erroneous angle of attack data. The Straits Times understands that the new software will be installed on all A320 aircraft by mid-2019.
Boeing has completed a test flight of the 737 Max 7 with updated Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software. In a statement, the company said that the preliminary report into the deadly Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes found that the MCAS in those incidents initiated in response to erroneous angle of attack data. Boeing said the update has introduced extra layers of protection, and the software has undergone hundreds of hours of tests including in-flight certification with observers from the Federal Aviation Administration.