Lion Air Probe Eyes Faulty Instruments, Pilot Confusion

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The probe into the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 737 MAX has just begun, but information released by investigators, the aircraft manufacturer and regulators suggests that inadequate troubleshooting of erroneous angle-of-attack (AOA) data by pilots and technicians may have played a key role...

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