Boeing 737 MAX software upgrade 'operationally suitable': FAA panel

A review by a US FAA panel into Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX aircraft found a planned software update and training revisions to be "operationally suitable," the agency said Tuesday, an important milestone in getting the planes back in the air. Boeing had announced a planned software update on the 737 MAX to prevent erroneous data from triggering an anti-stall system known as MCAS that is under scrutiny following 2 disastrous nose-down crashes. The draft report from the Flight Standardisation Board appointed by the FAA, which includes pilots, engineers and other experts, said additional training was needed for MCAS, but not required to be done in a simulator. The board said ground training "must address system description, functionality, associated failure conditions, and flight crew alerting." <br/>