Boeing admits ‘erroneous’ data contributed to 737 Max crashes

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Thursday posted a video saying that “erroneous” data contributed to a pair of Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashes. 

“It’s apparent that in both flights the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, known as MCAS, activated in response to erroneous angle of attack information,” he said in the video. 

{mosads}He said that two recent accidents involving the planes were caused by a “chain of events” but added that it was the company’s responsibility to resolve the issues with the system. 

“It’s our responsibility to eliminate this risk,” he said. “We own it and we know how to do it.”

Muilenburg also apologized for the lives lost in the two crashes. 

“We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 Max accidents,” he said. “These tragedies continue to weigh heavily on our hearts and minds.” 

We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 accidents and are relentlessly focused on safety to ensure tragedies like this never happen again.

Watch the full video here: https://t.co/kZawq35YnZ pic.twitter.com/G9uIHjxsWi

— Dennis A. Muilenburg (@BoeingCEO) April 4, 2019

Last month, an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed, killing 157 passengers. In October, 189 passengers were killed in a Lion Air flight. Both flights were on Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. 

The crashes prompted President Trump to temporarily ground the planes.