Can Boeing fix a potentially faulty 737 MAX design with software?

The aviation world is reeling after the second 737 MAX 8 crash in just a matter of months. It is unprecedented for two of the same brand new aircraft to have catastrophic, fatal crashes just mere months after their introduction. I’ve been deeply saddened by the crash of Ethiopian flight 302 on Sunday, and left looking for answers. I cannot deny that I am rattled for the first time in regard to the safety of any commercial aircraft (SEE: Two fatal crashes, too many questions. I’ll be avoiding the 737 MAX 8 for now).

Boeing just announced that they will be updating the software of their 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of these disasters. This follows on the heels on an FAA decision to not ground the aircraft in the United…