Boeing is making changes to the 737 Max flight-control system’s software architecture after the FAA discovered potential issues during its June testing, according to a report. The Seattle Times ...

Modern fly-by-wire aircraft recognized the potential for a software problem causing issues. Therefore, there are different types of computers with different operating systems in the flight control ...

The certification flight awaits software validation for the 737 MAX flight control computer (FCC). Calhoun gave no timeline on when the software validation effort would be complete.

Airbus' flagship models, such as the A320, A330, A350, and A380, are highly advanced in terms of avionics and flight systems.

Boeing is working on new software for the 737 Max that will use a second flight control computer to make the system more reliable, solving a problem that surfaced in June with the grounded jet ...

Unlike most computer code, which is written informally and evaluated based mainly on whether it works, formally verified software reads like a mathematical proof: Each statement follows logically ...

While conducting newly stringent tests on the Boeing 737 MAX flight control system, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June uncovered a potential flaw that now has spurred Boeing to make ...

When I started working for General Electric in 1980, my first assignment was to modify the operating system on one of their flight-control computers to support some additional I/O functions. But first ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has laid out the path for Boeing 737 MAX jets to return to flight — but time-consuming software upgrades have to be made.

Transport Canada (TC) has followed up on a 2022 emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) for Airbus A220 operators by mandating the installation of new primary flight control computer (PFCC ...

The new version of the flight control computer software allows the Spanish company’s clients to execute multiple and advanced functionalities, such as the autonomous replanning of the flight plan and ...

New issues won't affect the plane's planned return to service by mid-year, the company says. Boeing is addressing two new software issues discovered in its 737 MAX's flight control computer, as ...