Reuters
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes
parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, US on
March 21, 2019. (Reuters)
Boeing Co has made corrections to simulator software that mimics the
flying experience of its 737 MAX jets, which were involved in two fatal
crashes, and the company has provided additional information to device
operators, a spokesman said on Friday.
The spokesman, Gordon Johndroe, said the changes will ensure that the
simulator experience is representative across different flight
conditions and will improve the simulation of force loads on the manual
trim wheel that helps control the airplane.
The comments came after the New York Times on Friday reported that
Boeing recently discovered that the flight simulators airlines use to
train pilots could not adequately replicate conditions that played a
role in the 737 MAX crashes.
“Boeing is working closely with the device manufacturers and regulators
on these changes and improvements, and to ensure that customer training
is not disrupted,” Johndroe said.
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Although
the simulators are not built by Boeing, the planemaker does provide the
underlying information on which they are designed and built, the New
York Times said.
The 737 MAX was grounded in March following a fatal Ethiopian Airlines
crash that killed all 157 on board just five months after a similar
crash of a Lion Air flight of a 737 MAX killed 189 people.
On Thursday, Boeing said it had completed a software update for its 737
MAX jets and that is also submitting a plan on pilot training to the US
Federal Aviation Administration.
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