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UK investigators: 737 MAX 8 crew failed to verify updated takeoff performance data after switching to an intersection departure

UK investigators determined the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crew accepted an intersection departure but did not update the flight-management computer performance data after changing from a planned full-length runway takeoff. The resulting takeoff was slow and shallow from London Luton, attributed to a failure to verify revised performance inputs.

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