03-04-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com

Boeing's new 737 MAX flight control system 'seems foolproof': Norwegian CEO

Boeing's new MCAS flight control system for its 737 MAX aircraft appears foolproof, Norwegian Air Chief Executive Bjoern Kjos said on Wednesday after visiting the plane maker in Seattle.Kjos, a former fighter pilot, said in a series of tweets he had tested the old system versus the new one in a MAX simulator.More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX jets have been grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes in the past five months in Ethiopia and Indonesia killed nearly 350 people.
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