CEO Dennis Muilenburg says Boeing has completed an engineering test flight using updated MCAS software.
By Rachel Siegel and Rachel Siegel National business reporter Email Bio Follow Aaron Gregg Aaron Gregg Reporter covering the defense industry and government contractors. Email Bio Follow April 18 at 11:30 AM Boeing’s chief executive said the company is making “steady progress” toward the certification of a software update required to lift a worldwide grounding of its 737 Max jets.
A test flight with the updated software is a key step before a certification flight with the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing said. Muilenburg said Boeing’s test pilots had completed 120 flights using the updated software, totaling more than 203 hours of airtime. Muilenburg said he himself was on board a test flight Wednesday.
The engineering test flight had Boeing pilots flying the plane. The certification flight will have pilots from the FAA at the controls. Those FAA pilots will independently verify that the software update meets all safety regulations.
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