Boeing Company Says It Has Corrected Simulator Software Of 737 MAX Jets

(Reuters) – Boeing Co has made corrections to simulator software
that mimics the flying experience of its 737 MAX jets, which were
involved in two fatal crashes, and the company has provided
additional information to device operators, a spokesman said on
Friday.

The spokesman, Gordon Johndroe, said the changes will ensure
that the simulator experience is representative across different
flight conditions and will improve the simulation of force loads on
the manual trim wheel that helps control the airplane.

The comments came after the New York Times on Friday reported
that Boeing recently discovered that the flight simulators airlines
use to train pilots could not adequately replicate conditions that
played a role in the 737 MAX crashes.

“Boeing is working closely with the device manufacturers and
regulators on these changes and improvements, and to ensure that
customer training is not disrupted,” Johndroe said.

Although the simulators are not built by Boeing, the planemaker
does provide the underlying information on which they are designed
and built, the New York Times said.

The 737 MAX was grounded in March following a fatal Ethiopian
Airlines crash that killed all 157 on board just five months after
a similar crash of a Lion Air flight of a 737 MAX killed 189
people.

On Thursday, Boeing said it had completed a software update for
its 737 MAX jets and that is also submitting a plan on pilot
training to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

Reporting by Tamara Mathias in Bengaluru and Eric M. Johnson in
Seattle; Editing by Leslie Adler

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