Air Canada says its Boeing 737 Max aircraft are equipped with two optional safety features reportedly absent from the same jetliners which crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia. The New York Times reports Thursday that the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air jets were not equipped with angle-of-attack indicators and disagree lights that are used by the aircraft’s software system during flight to avert stalls. According to the report, the safety features are not standard on the aircraft and are offered by Boeing as upgrades. Air Canada spokeswoman Isabelle Arthur says the airline purchased the features for its fleet of 24 Max 8 planes.
