Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says nothing went wrong with the design of the 737 MAX flight controls
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During a 15-minute press conference following the plane maker’s annual shareholder meeting in Chicago, Muilenburg said that after an extensive review of the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system, or MCAS, a feature added to the automated flight controls of an updated version of the 737 that debuted in 2017, Boeing had determined that “it was designed per our standards and certified per our standards and we’re confident in that process.
Boeing is preparing an update for MCAS that would incorporate a second angle-of-attack sensor and reduce the strength with which the system can act. The plane maker will also make standard on every 737 MAX an indicator that will light up when the plane's two AoA sensors' readings diverge dramatically, signalling the likelihood that one is malfunctioning.
At the annual meeting, shareholders voted against a motion to split the chairman and CEO roles. Amid criticism of the company's response to the 737 MAX crashes, proxy advisory firms had recommended the move, while the company's board opposed it.
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