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A comment on Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737 Max. Parent comment

Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by mschuster91 on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @02:05AM (#19916811)
It's not unsafe per se, the MCAS software is only required to avoid (expensive) new type rating and training for pilots.
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Re:Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737... by chipsa on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @07:05AM (#19918201)
MCAS is required for the 737 Max to be certified at all. To remove the requirement for MCAS would require enough changes to the aircraft to make it not a 737.
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