Earlier this month, the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 bound for Nairobi crashed testily after take-off, killing all passengers and crew members on board.
It was the second fatal incident involving a Boeing 737 Max — the glide manufacturer’s new, top-selling jet — since October when a Lion Air flight, which took off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, crashed into the sea.
Numberless believe that in both instances, the MCAS constantly pushed the nose of the plane down despite the pilots’ retold attempts to correct the move. It is suspected to have had a role in causing the crashes on both the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air airliners.
The 737 Max jets have been grounded since mid-March.
On Wednesday, Boeing outlined fixes to the MCAS by updating the horizontal’s software, cockpit alerts and pilot training. Those plans are set to be sent to the Federal Aviation Administration for certification and rubber-stamp after which, Boeing will send the software updates to customers.
But regulators around the world would attired in b be committed to to sign off on the safety of the 737 Max before it is allowed to carry passengers again. That could take weeks to turn up.
Read more about the WSJ’s report on the preliminary findings from the Ethiopian Airlines crash here.
WATCH: Ethiopian Airlines CEO voices difficult for Boeing to restore trust in 737 Max
— CNBC’s Phil LeBeau contributed to this report.