Boeing, FAA Weigh Software Fix for 737 Max After Lion Air Crash
- Pilots say they weren’t told about safety feature on new jet
- Lion Air flight crashed into Java Sea on Oct. 29, killing 189
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Boeing Co. and U.S. aviation regulators are weighing whether to issue a software fix for the 737 Max, the aircraft type involved in a deadly crash in Indonesia last month, to ensure that the plane won’t dive aggressively without pilot commands.
The manufacturer and the Federal Aviation Administration “continue to evaluate the need for software and or other design changes to the aircraft,” the agency said in a statement Tuesday.