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RSS FeedsDid the Boeing 737 Max get enough scrutiny from aviation regulators?
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24 march 2019 17:33:21

 
Did the Boeing 737 Max get enough scrutiny from aviation regulators?
(The Star Movies)
 


OTTAWA—As Canadian airlines prepared to launch service with the Boeing 737 Max jet in 2017, Transport Canada officials considered what pilots needed to know about the new jet.After evaluation sessions with U.S. and European counterparts, they noted some key design differences from earlier versions of the popular twin jet, such as a new landing gear lever, cockpit displays, air conditioning and anti-ice systems, that should be flagged to pilots moving up from other 737 models.They said training should place special emphasis on flap settings for aborted landings, automated landings and the functions of the flight management system, among other areas.Yet some of these differences were actually compiled by Boeing and “validated” by Transport Canada. Nowhere is there any mention of the jet’s “manoeuvring characteristics augmentation system,” or MCAS.The new system is meant to protect the latest 737 variant from dangerous excursions outside the normal flight envelope. Now it’s suspected as the potential cause of two crashes — those of Lion Air Flight 610 last October, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 this month — that together killed 346 people.The 737 Max has been grounded and the race is on to pinpoint the cause and find a fix. There are questions about the certification process in both Canada and the U.S. about how a piece of software powerful enough to drive a jet into the ground seemingly missed the scrutiny of regulators.Read more: ‘We just needed some closure.’ Hundreds mourn Ethiopian Airlines crash victims at Toronto vigil Opinion: Grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 a lesson in leadership — both good and badOpinion: Canada and Ethiopia are companions in tragedy — and triumphThe latest crash has prompted other questions, too, about the interaction of pilots and automation, and the experience levels of pilots.The Boeing 737 Max models are the latest designs of the world’s most popular ...


 
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