Boeing chief reinforces safety focus in open letter

Boeing chairman, president and CE Dennis Muilenburg has released an open letter to airlines, passengers and the aviation community reinforcing the company’s commitment to safety, as most of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft enters its second week of groundings. The letter repeatedly affirmed Boeing’s commitment to safety, and its unity with regulators and airline customers to understand what happened in the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air planes. “Based on facts from the Lion Air Flight 610 accident and emerging data as it becomes available from the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accident, we’re taking actions to fully ensure the safety of the 737 Max," he wrote. Muilenburg also reiterated that a software update and related pilot training for the Max will be released soon. <br/>