Boeing Planned to Wait 3 Years to Fix Safety Alert on 737 Max

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson/Reuters

Boeing planned to wait three years to fix a non-working safety alert on its 737 Max aircraft and sped up the process only after the first of two deadly crashes involving the planes.

The company acknowledged that it originally planned to fix a cockpit warning light in 2020 after two key lawmakers disclosed the company’s timetable on Friday.