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Boeing developed the Max early this decade to compete with a jet from its European rival Airbus that was winning over airline customers with its better fuel efficiency. Critics say Boeing rushed the design of the Max; the company disputes that. Relatives of passengers killed in the crashes and safety advocates are concerned that the plane could carry passengers again even before investigations into the crashes are completed.

Safety is first; we need to finish the investigations. Boeing has implied that the Lion Air and Ethiopian pilots did not react properly to the plane's automatic downward pitch of the nose — failing to disconnect MCAS in the first case, flying too fast to control the plane in the second. The extent of additional pilot training is emerging as a key issue. Boeing believes that computer-based training — the type that could be done on iPads — is sufficient for pilots who know how to fly older versions of the , and a panel of FAA pilot experts agrees.

Some foreign regulators and safety experts say pilots should practice responding to the new software in flight simulators — a requirement that would delay the plane's return by weeks or months. Separately, U. The report will be scrutinized for information from the plane's data recorders that might suggest similarities between the doomed flight and the Oct.

The two crashes killed people. Data from the Indonesian plane indicates that pilots unsuccessfully fought the automated anti-stall system for control of the plane, which plunged into the sea shortly after takeoff. According to published reports, the same system activated on the Ethiopian Airlines flight. Boeing is making changes in an automated system that is designed to prevent the plane's nose from rising, which can lead to a dangerous aerodynamic stall.

The changes include relying on readings from more than one sensor before the anti-stall system activates and pushes the nose down, and making the system's actions less severe and easier for pilots to handle. Invited guests are getting an update on the troubled Max Jet. The entire fleet has been grounded since March after two fatal crashes. The Tuesday event was closed to members of the media.

Pilots and flight attendants made up a large portion of the audience. Among those in attendance was the president of the union that represents thousands of American Airlines flight attendants.