SEATTLE: Boeing Co said it will submit by the end of this week a training package that 737 MAX pilots are required to take before a worldwide ban ...
Airbus had already booked hundreds of orders for its A320neo jet, which came to market nine months ahead of Boeing.
"Boeing said all along that we believe that we can design this new MAX with all the fuel efficiencies and design improvements over the NG and it will only require Level B training," said a former Boeing test pilot with direct knowledge of the matter, referring to an earlier iteration of the 737 jetliner.On Wednesday, Boeing outlined a series of changes to the MCAS system.
A Boeing spokeswoman said the company followed industry standards and conducted thorough safety analyses in designing the MAX flight controls and other systems. MCAS was designed to automatically and powerfully push the nose down if data from an"angle of attack" sensor mounted near the front of the plane showed risk of a stall.
"It's always a balance between complexity and availability of the function. The more complex you make something, the more likely it is to be unavailable when you need it," a Boeing official said.Boeing rated MCAS a"hazardous" risk, an FAA term that means multiple deaths could result if the system failed, the Boeing official said. That is a step below"catastrophic," which could cause loss of the plane and death of all on board.
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