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Re:No call for simulators in new Boeing 737 Max training pro... by jefftk on Friday March 29, 2019 @07:16AM (#19520617)
Southwest and American did, but not United:

Of the three US airlines that have Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 jets in their fleet, only two — American and Southwest — paid for these upgrades, the Times confirmed. A United Airlines spokesperson told the Times that its jets don’t include these upgrades because its pilots use other data to fly their planes.)

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/3/22/18277694/boeing-737-...

Re:No call for simulators in new Boeing 737 Max training pro... by et2o on Friday March 29, 2019 @10:54AM (#19522205)
"use other data to fly their planes"

What does this mean? Pure PR spin? Isn't MCAS a mandatory system?

Re:No call for simulators in new Boeing 737 Max training pro... by jefftk on Friday March 29, 2019 @01:24PM (#19523690)
I think "other data" means "not those particular two optional lights that let you know when there are angle of attack issues". But yeah, I think it's spin.