Engineers from Indian HCL Technologies developing and testing the Max’s flight-display software.
Employees from another Indian company, Cyient Ltd., having a part in handling software for flight-test equipment.
Extensive reporting by Bloomberg found that overseas contract engineers have had various levels of involvement in the development of the 737 MAX. Connections include:
据美国媒体本周五报道，波音员工早在2016年就互相发送手机短信，分享737Max机型有严重安全隐患。半年内，这种机型的安全隐患已导致两起致命空难。员工短信里说，这款飞机某些自动控制功能会让飞行员在操控飞机时面临挑战，员工用疯狂（“Crazy”）在短信里描述知晓情况后的震惊。美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）局长史蒂夫·迪克森（Steve Dickson）周五致信波音，要求波音尽快对此作出解释。波音并没有第一时间将手机短信提供给调查人员。路透社最先公布了这一线索。周五波音股价下跌了3.6%。