737 MAX News
The Boeing 737-800 has been flying since 1998 and has a well-established safety record
It is an earlier model than the 737 Max, which was grounded worldwide for nearly two years after deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019
An air-traffic controller tried to contact the pilots several times after seeing the plane's altitude drop sharply, but got no reply
Boeing is anxious to resume deliveries once regulators declare it safe and airlines agree training.
In one message dated November 2015, which appears to shed light on lobbying methods used when facing demands from regulators, a Boeing employee notes regulators were likely to want simulator training for a particular type of cockpit alert.
Dubai`s Emirates has said it expects to fly its first 777X in June 2020, a date now widely seen in doubt.
The 737 MAX was grounded globally in March after a crash in Ethiopia killed all 157 people on board, the model`s second deadly crash in five months.
The US planemaker has been trying for weeks to dispel suggestions that it made airlines pay for safety features after it emerged that an alert designed to show discrepancies in Angle of Attack readings from two sensors was optional on the 737 MAX.
Boeing's 737 MAX is Chicago-based Boeing`s fastest-selling jet and its main source of profits and cash, having won some 5,000 orders or around seven years of production for the aircraft.
"The revenue is right in front of them. They can see it, but they can`t meet it," said Mike Trevino, spokesman for Southwest Airlines Pilots Association and an aviation industry veteran.
Boeing`s compromises began to emerge after the Ethiopian Airlines crash killed all 157 onboard, five months after the Lion Air crash killed 189, said the lead plaintiff.
"We`re going to be issuing an emergency order of prohibition to ground all flights of the 737 MAX 8 and the 737 MAX 9 and planes associated with that line," Trump told reporters at the White House.
US aerospace giant Boeing on Thursday said it would step up production of its best-selling 737 commercial jetliners to meet robust demand from customers worldwide.
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