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When it detects the plane is pointing up at a dangerous angle. boeings safety features in part could have helped the pilots detect erroneous readings. thats what may have caused that lion air crash back in october. what investigators are looking into. so according to the "new york times," boeing will actually soon make one of the optional upgrades that could have alerted pilots to those faulty sensors standard on all new 737 max planes. but cnn, we have not been able to independently confirm thi...

Airplane. they both ought to be feeding data to the cockpit. you shouldnt have to pay extra to get them both to talk to the pilots. >> reporter: boeings software update, which it is rushing to complete with the fleet grounded, will now provide that sensor disagree light as standard, and will, in the future, rely on both sensors before engaging the anti-stall system. >> it was incomplete design that the original design relied on the pilots to take appropriate action. what weve learned from these ...

Transportations inspector general. >> in terms of what boeing is doing in the middle of all of this to remedy the immediate problem, do you have an update? >> boeing has developed a software patch and a new pilot training program that they could be rolling out in the next few weeks to address the issues discovered after the lion air crash in october. of course, with the lingering questions and investigation into the ethiopian airlines crash, until we know more about that crash, this software fix...

The d.o.t. they just dont get tough on violations. so the fbi could be looking at everything from false statements to the government to get the certification to racketeering to some kind of a corrupt organization. the fbi has broad-ranging jurisdiction and probably looking at false statements on the certification. >> mary, quickly yes or no even with this proposed software fix, would you feel safe getting on a 737 max 8. >> nor are i, im going to waite investigation to finish. >> thank you for b...

This ethiopian airlines crash two weeks ago. until we know more about that crash it is possible the software fix may not solve the issue. though the software patch is expected to roll out in the coming weeks, april 2019 is the estimate. it really doesnt mean the 737 max jets will be back up in the air. there is a lot of question with the second crash that happened on march 10. >> of course. former boeing employee and acting defense secretary patrick shanahan now under investigation by the dod. >...

Has said, she has take ten off the table. the legal consequences are much more -- >> you think thats whats upsetting? >> i think it could be it, why hes acting so strange. boeing hurdles to get its fleet of 737 max airplanes back in the air. >> no, thank you. >> yeah. >> no, thank you. i will drive. >> it has been grounded following a pair of deadly crashes overseas. even if the faa signs off on a software fix by the end of the month, regulators in europe say they will keep the jets on the tar...

Than that, depending on how these legal investigations evolve. we know that this software fix was well underway even prior to the ethiopia crash. so its there, theyve got the test it out. once it is tested out and confirmed, and approved by the faa, i would suspect this prank dont like planes are ready to operate again theyll be up in the air. >> harris: doug mckelway, thank you very much. we appreciate that. deadly flooding in the nations heartland. forcing thousands of people from their homes ...

In the copilot seat, that is a real red flag. so i think we have an issue also with the operators not understanding the airplane and i think that should be the path we go down from this point on. >> sandra: we do know that anonymous database for pilots did reveal that some pilots flying these planes stayed anonymously put in messages that they did experience problems flying these planes. that being said, the department of transportation inquiry of we will see what comes of all of this, its going...

15 minutes past the hour. divorce at the ethiopian crash site found evidence that links it to an earlier crash with the same type of jet. "new york times" cites two sources with knowledge of the recovery operations saying a piece of wreckage shows the pilots may have been battling an automated system to keep the plane from diving. boeing is racing to have a software fix in place by next month. john gors ka, former captain on united airlines is with us. thank you so much for being with us. when y...

Should these planes, in your opinion, be flying now before that software fix is completed? >> well, that software fix was -- the initial run of that software fix was put in -- boeing was working on it, even before the lion air accident. once the lion air accident occurred, it kind of accelerated work. unfortunately, the government shutdown slowed the certification process of that. when theyre starting to be from initial satellite data trapped from the ethiopia accident, it appeared there may be ...