United Airlines says the cost of swapping Boeing 737NG autothrottle computers will be higher than the FAA’s estimate of $85 per operator for an hour of labor, because avionics supplier GE will not provide the software upgrade free of charge “despite this being a safety and reliability issue.” In...
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