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Do you remember the Boeing 737 MAX? In this installment we update with the latest information that has been generated around this controversial plane.
A little over six months have passed since the authorities and airlines around the world gave the order and obligation to leave all MAX grounded over serious safety concerns surrounding training, certification and operation of the system MCAS that generated two very unfortunate plane crashes.
During these weeks, thousands of flights have been canceled and dozens of affected airlines have had to adjust their operations in order to compensate for the lack of this aircraft that was already part of their fleets., but everything seems to be forgotten very quickly.
progress
17 of July
Boeing reported that it created a fund for $50 million dollars to support the families of the victims of the accidents of Lyon Air and Ethiopian Airlines.
26 of June
The FAA identified an additional requirement during simulator sessions to review specific flight conditions and scenarios.. Boeing will address this requirement through updated software changes.
17 and 18 of June
Boeing invited FAA pilots to carry out flight simulator tests of different conditions and operating scenarios of the MCAS system.
23 of May
authorities of 33 countries around the world met with Boeing and the FAA to assess the processes and changes made by the manufacturer.
16 of May
Boeing communicated the 16 May, which concluded its tests and internal modifications to the MCAS system, which would have been the cause of two missing accidents, as detailed in its statement:
Boeing has completed development of updated software for the 737 MAX, along with associated simulator testing and the company's engineering test flight. Till the date, Boeing has flown the 737 MAX with updated MCAS software for more than 360 hours in 207 flights.
Boeing now provides additional information to address requests from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which include details on how pilots interact with aircraft controls and displays in different flight scenarios. Once the requests are fulfilled, Boeing will work with the FAA to schedule your certification test flight and submit final certification documentation..
«With safety as our clear priority, "We have completed all engineering test flights for the software update and are preparing for the final certification flight.", said the President, Boeing Chairman and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg. "We are committed to providing the FAA and global regulators with all the information they need and doing it right.". We are making clear and steady progress, and we trust that 737 MAX with updated MCAS software will be one of the safest aircraft ever flown. «The accidents have only intensified our commitment to our values, including security, quality and integrity, because we know that lives depend on what we do".
What's more, Boeing has developed enhanced training and education materials that are now being reviewed with the FAA., global regulators and airline customers to support return-to-service and long-term operations. This includes a series of regional customer conferences held around the world..
At times it seems that accidents will be left behind, but week after week Boeing has had to endure an unstable price on the stock market together with new and repeated anonymous complaints and others made public in important media outlets in the United States where the FAA certification process is left in doubt and even, requests from pilots prior to the accidents to review the systems, which continues to affect your image and in the long run will increase the process of recovering the trust of your customers and users.
When will the MAX fly again?? Will airlines operate it immediately the FAA order? Will they change the name of the plane? Will airlines sue Boeing for billions of dollars?? Will passengers have the confidence to fly in a MAX?
Many concerns to resolve and still, only time can answer them. Without an exact date of return to service or start of recertification, several airlines have had to modify their itineraries, putting as tentative, to return to the MAX fly, for January 2020 As minimum.
Whatever the end result, We will never be able to forget the victims of a strange certification process for this aircraft..
We'll wait and see.
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