2018年10月和2019年3月，两家波音737 Max飞机相继在起飞后就坠毁，共造成346名乘客以及机组人员遇难。自那时起，737 Max被超过20个国家的航空公司发布永久或短期的禁飞指令，到现在已经3个月了。
On Oct 2018 and Mar 2019, two separate Boeing 737 Max airplanes from different airlines crashed shortly after take-off. The two tragedies caused a total of 346 deaths including the passengers and pilot crews. Since then, Boeing 737 Max was indefinitely or temporarily banned by airlines from more than 20 countries. The ban has been 3 months till now.
美国众议院的交通委员会一直对该两起事故进行调查。就在星期五（9号），调查有了新的进展。它表明波音公司早在2017年就得知飞机上的安全警示系统有问题——判断攻角传感器数据正误的指示灯不可以正常工作。然而，波音决定到2020年再对该问题进行修复。
A sub-committee of the House transportation committee has been investigating the two accidents. The investigation gained some new leads on Friday, the 9th. A published statement revealed that Boeing knew that there is a problem with the safety alarm system, the warning light when an angle-of-attack sensor is giving false readings was not working properly. However, Boeing has decided to wait until 2020 to fix the problem.
该交通委员会已要求波音公司公布信号灯出现问题的时间、知情者等相关信息。
The Committee has required Boeing company to disclose relevant information such as when the company knew the light was defective and the persons who were involved.
现在，尽管波音公司已公布它们对飞机机动特性增强系统的更新已完成，但是737 Max可以再度载客的时间并不确定。考虑到该公司可能有蓄意隐瞒飞机故障的行为，不仅飞机的禁飞期限会延长，相关者还极有可能收到法律的制裁。
Now, although Boeing has announced that a software update to the Max’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System is complete, the time for 737 Max to fly commercially again is not clear. Considering the fact that the company might intentionally hide the faulty system from the FAA, not only might the ban be continued, persons involved may also face legal consequences.