(Updated November 13 to include Boeing comments.) How concerned are 737 MAX pilots about their new airplane? Plenty concerned. Over the weekend, two U.S. operators of Boeing’s newest model narrowbody were sending out memos with details of a new system unique to the MAX called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, which may have contributed to the fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610 last month in Indonesia. This memo had to be sent because until last week this system was a secret to the men and women who fly the plane. The MCAS on the Boeing 737 Max was added as part of its Federal … Continue reading 737 Pilots Not Told of MAX Design Change That Could Factor in Lion Air Crash