The airworthiness directive seeks to address
that human factor, proposing not only changes
to the aircraft design but also requiring a
mandatory training program for pilots, including
flight simulator training.
The European directive requires the same
changes as those mandated by the FAA,
so there will be no software or technical
differences between jets operated by American
or European carriers.
But EASA also explicitly gives flight crews more
leeway to intervene to override automatic
systems, and mandates, for the time being, that
the aircraft’s autopilot should not be used for
certain types of high-precision landings.