Boeing unveils 737 Max software changes as grounding continues

Boeing has disclosed details of a software update to its 737 Max that the company says eliminates the chance erroneous data can cause on-board computers to place the aircraft into a dive. The company has already developed the software and tested it inflight, and is now working to achieve certification of the changes from federal authorities, Boeing officials said Wednesday. "This combination of things will eliminate the chance of erroneous data ever causing MCAS activation," says a Boeing official who declined to be identified. Company officials frame the MCAS modifications as improvements to an already safe system, saying the updates do not represent any concession by Boeing that the 737 Max was unsafe to begin with. Boeing declined to speculate a timeline by which the changes might be certified. <br/>