Boeing pilot expressed worries about 737 Max safety in 2016, messages show

Boeing has known about the 737 Max messages for months but alerted the government only recently, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

A high-ranking Boeing Co. pilot working on the 737 Max expressed misgivings during its certification three years ago about a feature since implicated in two fatal crashes, according to communications the plane maker recently turned over to the government.

“The FAA finds the substance of the document concerning,” the agency said in a statement, adding that it was disappointed that “Boeing did not bring this document to our attention immediately” upon its discovery.reported

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