Boeing issues statement on 737 MAX disagree alert

Boeing has responded to claims made in several news outlets that certain airlines and the FAA were unaware that the disagree alert on the 737 Max was deactivated. Boeing offered customers two optional paid features relating to the angle of attack (AOA) sensor. The first was an AOA disagree alert when the two sensors disagreed and the second was an indicator giving pilots a gauge of the actual angle. Boeing has since confirmed that that the disagree alert was included as a standard feature on the MAX and that it “did not intentionally or otherwise deactivate the disagree alert on