To recover from a stall, a pilot would normally push the plane's nose down. In the 737 Max, MCAS does this automatically, moving the aircraft back to a "normal" flight position. The system then ...
Boeing is developing new software for MCAS. Boeing has admitted it was aware of a flaw on board the 737 Max months before the first accident, involving a Lion Air jet off the coast of Indonesia.
Boeing has come under fire in recent months for failing to disclose the presence of the Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation System or MCAS on its Boeing 737 Max airliners. In fact, the ...