Amid the controversy behind Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft, the company said that it has been working on a solution for the past several months — a flight control software enhancement that is supposed make the aircraft safer.
The patch, according to Boeing, includes updates to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) flight control law, pilot displays, operation manuals, crew training and incorporates feedback received from airlines.
The Federal Aviation Administration, on the other hand, says that it looks forward to the software update no later than April 2019. Boeing, it is expected, will be deploying the update across the entire 737 MAX fleet.
The MCAS already comes standard to all 737 MAX aircraft. The software was even extensively tested as part of the certification process prior to the airplane entering service.
Before the update’s deployment, however, many countries have banned the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.