Boeing is briefing airlines on software and training updates for its 737 Max 8 planes ahead of a report into the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10.
A preliminary report on an Ethiopian Airlines crash will very likely be released this week, the country's transport ministry says.
Boeing, which has come under scrutiny since the second crash in five months of its 737 MAX 8 model, is briefing airlines on software and training updates on the 737 MAX.The MAX software is the focus of investigations into the two crashes - in Ethiopia this month and in Indonesia last year - in which 346 lives were lost.
The statement came a day after Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam said he expected the preliminary report to be released this week or next week.
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