Boeing's CEO explains why the company didn't tell 737 Max pilots about the software system that contributed to 2 fatal crashes (BA)

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• Boeing has come under scrutiny in recent months for its failure to disclose the presence of the Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation System (MCAS) on its Boeing 737 Max airliners. 
• The existence of MCAS came to light only after the crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 in October.
• On Monday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg explained why the company didn't disclose the existence of the system to pilots while challenging the media's characterization of MCAS as an anti-stall system.
• "It's fundamentally embedded in the handling qualities of the airplane. So when you train on the airplane, you are being trained on MCAS," Muilenburg said. "It's not a separate system to be trained on."
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Boeing has come under scrutiny in recent months for failing to disclose the presence of the Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation System (MCAS) on its Boeing 737 Max airliners. 

In fact, the existence of MCAS came to light only after the crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 in October. 

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