Boeing presents 737 MAX upgrades to US airlines

[nitpicker]

https://www.dw.com/en/boeing-presents-737-max-upgrades-to-us-airlines/a-48041530

Boeing presents 737 MAX upgrades to US airlines

Boeing on Saturday said a software upgrade for its grounded 737 MAX 8 planes, which have been involved in two deadly crashes, were ready to be reviewed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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The update involves tweaking the system designed to prevent an aerodynamic stall if sensors detect that the plane's nose is pointed too high. After the update, the system will rely on data from more than one sensor before it automatically pushes the plane's nose lower. The system will not repeatedly push the nose down, and it will reduce the magnitude of the change.

Teams from US airlines Southwest, United Airlines and American Airlines that own 737 MAX jets went to Boeing Co's factory in Renton, Washington, to review the software upgrade on Saturday, as the FAA prepares to receive and review the fixes.
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A US official briefed on the upgrade, told Reuters news agency that the FAA has not yet signed off on the upgrade and training but the goal is to review them in coming weeks and approve them by April.
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[malaise]

1. They can tweak anything they want

I will not be flying on that aircraft

[CatWoman]

5. I'm with you

[Sherman A1]

2. Isn't that nice.....

I have just a few issues with the situation.

1). Why the devil wasn’t this plane airworthy as advertised before being sent to production?

2). Why didn’t the FAA do their job in regulating and certification to protect the public?

3). Why when two of these aircraft crashed didn’t US airlines withdrawl them from service immediately? I believe that SouthWest and American are the two US operators of the model. I am just as if not more angry with them than Boeing and the FAA.

My thinking is all of them should be flown one more time to the scrapyard and Boeing should reimburse everyone.

[DFW]

3. I hope the board of directors of Boeing is aboard every test flight.

If it's good enough for the rest of us, it's good enough for them.

[malaise]

6. Perfect

[hatrack]

4. Will they be charging extra for the "upgrade"?

Better yet! "If you're an airline running a 737 Max and it crashes, the next one's on us!!!'