Boeing tragedy: the firm will reduce the production of its model 737 Max

US automaker Boeing announced on Friday that it would reduce the production of the 737 MAX from 52 to 42 aircraft per month from mid-April, following recent accidents that affected this model in Ethiopia and Indonesia and that have been dead

The company said this temporary adjustment to the production system would allow it to "prioritize additional resources to focus on software certification and to return the MAX on the fly," said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing's CEO. .

With this new production rate of 42 aircraft per month, as explained by the company's CEO, the jobs will be maintained and will help reduce the financial impact, for which it is already working with customers and suppliers.

Likewise, as part of its commitment to continuous improvement and its desire to make the sector increasingly secure, it has moved to create a committee to review the design policies and processes and development of the aircraft built by the company. It will also be responsible for ensuring "the highest level of security" in its programs and will recommend improvements in this regard.

In this context, the North American manufacturer has reaffirmed that it continues its "efforts" to ensure the safety of its equipment and, in this context, works "relentlessly" to update the control system software. automated (MACS) flight, constantly testing and reviewing its evolution and response.

Similarly, Boeing is finalizing the training course for pilots and additional training materials for their clients, tasks in which they take "the time necessary" to do things right.

"When the MAX goes back into the air, we promise our airline customers, their pbadengers and their crews, to make it as safe as any other plane," said Muilenburg.

The aeronautical manufacturer 's executive chairman admitted Thursday, after taking cognizance of the preliminary report of the accident investigation of the flight 302 of Ethiopian Airlines, that it is "obvious" that & # 39; 39; there is a connection with the incident of Lion Air, both related to a wrong sensor signal from the aircraft attack angle that activated the MACS system during the flight.