First Boeing 737 With Enhanced Rudder System Takes Flight

The first Boeing 737 with an enhanced rudder system made its first flight this week, after FAA required the changes to prevent future aircraft fatalities. NTSB investigators concluded a malfunction in the 737's rudder system caused two fatal crashes in the 1990s -- a United 737-200 in 1991 on...

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