When the 737 Max was introduced, Boeing and regulators agreed that pilots who had flown an earlier model didn’t need additional simulator training. Source: NYT > Business – NATALIE KITROEFF, DAVID GELLES, JACK NICAS, THOMAS KAPLAN and MAGGIE HABERMAN
With Interest: The Week in Business: Boeing’s Big Mess and Brexit’s Next Steps
Plus, Facebook sheds two top executives and gains a criminal investigation. Source: NYT > Business – CHARLOTTE COWLES
New Evidence in Ethiopian Crash Points to Connection to Earlier Disaster
A piece of equipment found at the crash site suggests that the jet may have had a problem with a new flight-control system that is also suspected in the Lion Air crash. Source: NYT > Business – THOMAS KAPLAN and JAMES GLANZ
Boeing Promised Pilots a 737 Software Fix Last Year, but They’re Still Waiting
This delay is now part of the intense scrutiny over the company’s response to two deadly crashes involving its best-selling 737 Max jet. Source: NYT > Business – NATALIE KITROEFF, JACK NICAS and THOMAS KAPLAN