Boeing needs more time for 737 Max fix
02 April 2019 |
8:03 am
Boeing’s software fix for the 737 Max seems to have hit a snag. The plane maker is asking for more time to complete its proposed solution to the stall-prevention system linked to two recent fatal crashes.
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