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Boeing finishes 737 Max software update

Boeing said on Thursday that it has finished with its updates to the flight-control software implicated in two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max jets, moving a step closer to getting the plane back in the sky. Aviation regulators still have more questions about how pilots interact with the plane's controls under different circumstances, and Boeing says it is providing that information. The US Federal Aviation Administration, foreign regulators and airlines are reviewing Boeing's plans for additional pilot training, the company said. In crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, an automated system called MCAS mistakenly turned the noses of the planes down in response to faulty readings from a single sensor. Pilots were unable to regain control and 346 people died.