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Boeing resisted pilots' calls for an urgent fix for the 737 Max

avid Gelles and Natalie Kitroeff

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Chicago | Weeks after the first fatal crash of the 737 Max, pilots from American Airlines pressed Boeing executives to work urgently on a fix. In a closed-door meeting, they even argued that Boeing should push authorities to take an emergency measure that would likely result in the grounding of the Max.

The Boeing executives resisted.

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