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Is MCAS Only Used On The Boeing 737 MAX?

The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS, is a flight control software function developed by Boeing to help stabilize aircraft pitch under specific flight conditions. It works by ...
ABC News

Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger: 737 Max pilots need new simulator training before plane allowed to fly

Lawmakers are looking into the safety certification of the Boeing 737 MAX. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the ‘‘Miracle on the Hudson’’ airplane captain who safely landed a disabled jetliner on the ...
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Capt. 'Sully' criticizes Boeing, says pilots need practice on simulators before flying 737 Max jets

Retired pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger told a congressional panel Wednesday that pilots should practice the failure of Boeing flight-control software on simulators, not planes full of ...
Business Insider

Boeing plans to hire hundreds of temp workers to help deliver grounded 737 Max airplanes, but the families of people who died in a crash involving the plane say not so fast

Boeing announced plans to hire hundreds of temporary workers to help get grounded 737 Max aircraft ready to fly once the FAA lifts its restrictions on the jet. Boeing has said that it plans to submit ...