No data to support changing Boeing 737 MAX 10 cockpit alerting -executive

A Boeing executive said there was no need to revamp the cockpit crew alerting system in its forthcoming 737 MAX 10 jet, as the US planemaker races to complete its certification before a year-end deadline. "I personally have no belief that there's any value in changing the 737," Mike Delaney, Boeing's chief aerospace safety officer, told reporters at its hub north of Seattle. There's no data that says switching to another system is safer, Delaney said, adding that the company was still evaluating its options. The embattled US planemaker is facing an increasingly high-stakes battle to win certification for the largest variant of the 737 MAX before a new safety standard on cockpit alerts takes effect. The deadline for changes was introduced as part of broader regulatory reforms at the FAA after fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. Missing the deadline could require Boeing to revamp the jet's crew alerting system and mean separate pilot training - raising costs to airlines and putting orders at risk. Delaney's comments came during a media event where Boeing unveiled new pilot training tools and a revamped data-sharing system. The efforts are part of a long-term global safety initiative, first reported by Reuters in 2019, to reduce risks such as those faced by the crews in two 737 MAX crashes. The event was timed to the release of an annual safety report, required by a 2021 legal settlement over fatal 737 MAX crashes. Boeing also separated the CEO and board chair positions, and is creating an ombudsperson program to provide Boeing employees handling certification work with a way to raise concerns.<br/>