Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said Sunday that a study of the flight data recorder retrieved from the Ethiopian plane had shown 'clear similarities' to that of the Lion Air flight in Indonesia.
NEW YORK - Flight recorder data recovered from the wreckage of Boeing 737 MAX planes that crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia shows "clear similarities," Addis Ababa said Sunday as the US maker announced it was finalising a software update for its under fire anti-stall system.
The 737 MAX is a relatively new aircraft, having entered service only in May 2017 as Boeing's answer to Airbus's medium-haul A320 Neo. Experts have questioned the FAA's certification process after learning that American pilots had lodged serious complaints about the system. A Seattle Times report Sunday said the FAA had delegated part of the certification process for the plane - including the MCAS - to Boeing engineers.
In the face of budget cuts, the FAA since 2009 has delegated some certification work to aircraft manufacturers or to outside experts, a procedure known as ODA . A statement provided by Boeing to The Seattle Times said that "the FAA considered the final configuration and operating parameters of MCAS during MAX certification, and concluded that it met all certification and regulatory requirements."
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