Boeing says no need to revamp the cockpit crew alerting system in the 737-10 Max

A Boeing executive said there was no need to revamp the cockpit crew alerting system in its forthcoming 737-10 Max jet, as the U.S. planemaker races to complete its certification before a year-end deadline.

“I personally have no belief that there’s any value in changing the 737,” Mike Delaney, Boeing’s chief aerospace safety officer, told a small group of reporters at its factory north of Seattle.

There’s no data that says switching to another system is safer, Delaney said, adding that the company was still evaluating its options.

Boeing is facing an increasingly high-stakes battle to win certification for the largest variant of the 737 MAX before a new safety standard on cockpit alerts takes effect.

The deadline for changes was introduced as part of broader regulatory reforms at the Federal Aviation Administration after fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.

Missing the deadline could trigger require Boeing to revamp the jet’s crew alerting system. That would most likely mean separate pilot training – raising costs to airlines and putting orders at risk.

Delaney’s comments came during a media event Boeing hosted at its Everett campus north of Seattle, where it unveiled new pilot training tools and a revamped data-sharing system.

The efforts are part of a long-term global safety initiative, , to reduce risks such as those faced by the crews in two 737 MAX crashes. Reuters.com