Boeing says that it discovered after airlines had been flying its 737 Max plane for months that a safety alert in the cockpit was not working, yet it didn't disclose that fact to airlines or federal regulators until after one of the planes crashed. (1/5)
King described both features as"supplemental" and"advisory" to other information provided to pilots during flights.
Boeing engineers quickly learned, however, that the warning light only worked if airlines also bought an optional gauge that told pilots how the plane's nose was aimed in relation to the onrushing air. Boeing said the problem stemmed from software delivered to the company. A Boeing spokesman declined to name the software vendor.
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