Tobi Ijalana
Boeing has told airlines it expects to have new software for its 737 Max plane ready by the end of the month.
The plane has been grounded following the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft crash earlier this month.
Documents seen by the BBC confirm that the software update will limit the operation of the controversial MCAS system which was the same system used by a Lion Air 737 Max which crashed off the coast of Indonesia last year.
The president and chief executive of the company,
, said in an open letter: “Soon we’ll release a software update and related pilot training for the 737 MAX that will address concerns discovered in the aftermath of the Lion Air Flight 610 accident.”
According to BBC.com,there will also be changes to the cockpit warning systems, the flight crew operating manual will be updated and there will be computer-based training for pilots.
