Southwest pilots say extra training required after 737 Max software update

Extra computer-based training will be required after a planned update to the software on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, Southwest Airlines pilot union said Wednesday, adding that it was seeking additional information for pilots. Boeing has been working on a software update to an anti-stall system called MCAS since a Lion Air plane crashed in Indonesia in October. That effort has become urgent after a second 737 MAX 8 crashed in Ethiopia last week. Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association said it had previewed the proposed Boeing training, including a required test at the end, which would be mandatory for Southwest pilots before flying the 737 MAX again. "It is still very disturbing to us that Boeing did not disclose MCAS to the operators and pilots," the association told members in a memo. <br/>