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Nations, airlines grounding Boeing's 737
MAX (Update)
12 March 2019
airspace. Fiji Airways is the only 737 MAX operator
affected by the Australian ban, according to
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, as
Singapore-based SilkAir's planes were already
covered by a ban imposed by the city-state.
Britain:
In Britain, the authorities said that "as a
precautionary measure" on the plane, they had
decided "to stop any commercial passenger flights
from any operator arriving, departing or overflying
UK airspace".
Some countries have grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8
aircraft, but most are keeping them in the air
China:
Beijing Monday ordered domestic airlines to
A number of countries have banned Boeing's 737 suspend operation of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, citing
MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet from their the two crashes.
airspace in response to the Ethiopian Airlines
crash that killed all 157 people on board. Noting "similarities" between the two incidents,
China said operation of the model would only
Several individual airlines have grounded their resume after "confirming the relevant measures to
B-737 MAX 8 aircraft but many others are effectively ensure flight safety".
continuing to fly the plane pending an investigation
into the crash and possible guidance from Boeing France:
itself.
The French civil aviation authority banned B-737
The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type as the MAX aircraft from French airspace "as a
Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October, precautionary measure".
killing 189 passengers and crew—and some
officials have detected similarities between the two Germany:
accidents.
Germany banned all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes
There are some 350 737 MAX 8 planes currently in from its airspace.
service around the world with more than 5,000 on
order. "Safety comes first. Until all doubts have been
cleared up, I have ordered that German airspace
Countries banning B-737 MAX planes be closed to all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with
immediate effect," Transport Minister Andreas
Australia: Scheuer said.
Australia barred Boeing 737 MAX planes from its There are currently no 737 MAX planes registered
in Germany.
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Indonesia: Aeromexico:
Indonesia said it was grounding 11 jets of the 737 Aeromexico, which has six 737 MAX 8s in its fleet,
MAX 8 type. grounded the aircraft.
The planes would remain grounded until they were Cayman Airways:
cleared by safety regulators, Director General of Air
Transport Polana Pramesti said. Cayman Airways CEO Fabian Whorms said it
would suspend flights for its two 737 MAX 8 planes
Ireland: "until more information is received".
Ireland banned "all variants" of the Boeing 737 Comair:
MAX from its airspace.
South African airline Comair said it had "decided to
Malaysia: remove its 737 MAX from its flight schedule".
Malaysia banned the plane from its airspace. No Eastar Jet:
Malaysian carriers currently operate the model, the
aviation authority said. Eastar Jet, the only South Korean airline owning
the aircraft, was told by the country's government to
Mongolia: ground them.
The Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority said on Ethiopian Airlines:
Facebook it had ordered the state carrier MIAT
Mongolian Airlines to ground the sole Boeing 737 Ethiopian Airlines said Monday it had grounded its
MAX 8 aircraft in its fleet. Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet "until further notice".
Oman: "Although we don't yet know the cause of the
accident, we have to decide to ground the particular
Oman suspended Boeing 737 MAX flights "until fleet as an extra safety precaution," said the state-
further notice". owned carrier, Africa's largest.
Singapore: Gol Airlines:
Singapore banned the aircraft from its airspace. Brazil's Gol Airlines said it was temporarily
suspending use of the plane.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)
said it was "temporarily suspending operation of all Icelandair:
variants of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out
of Singapore" in light of the two recent accidents. Icelandair suspended its Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes.
Airlines grounding B-737 MAX jets Norwegian:
Aerolineas Argentinas: Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle said it would
suspend flights of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft "until
Argentina's flagship carrier suspended operation of advised otherwise by the relevant aviation
its five 737 MAX 8s pending the result of authorities".
investigations into the crash of the Ethiopian
Airlines plane. Earlier its pilots had refused to fly TUI:
the jet.
2/4German carrier TUI fly, owned by Germany's TUI the accident investigation and will make decisions
travel group, said it would ground its 15 aircraft of on any further steps based on the evidence," FAA
the B-737 MAX type which are stationed in the spokesperson Lynn Lunsford told AFP.
United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands and
Luxembourg. Boeing, which has sent experts to assist in the
Ethiopia probe, said safety is its "number one
Turkish Airlines: priority".
Turkish Airlines said it was suspending flights using "The investigation is in its early stages, but at this
its fleet of 12 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. point, based on the information available, we do not
have any basis to issue new guidance to
Currently no ban on B-737 MAX planes operators," it said in a statement.
Dubai: Southwest Airlines, which operates 34 of the 737
MAX 8 planes, said: "We remain confident in the
Airline Flydubai said it was "monitoring the safety and airworthiness of our fleet of more than
situation" and it was "confident in the airworthiness 750 Boeing aircraft."
of our fleet".
A source told AFP that American Airlines planned
India: to continue operating its two dozen 737 MAX 8s.
India's aviation regulator said Monday that it had © 2019 AFP
imposed additional "interim" safety requirements for
ground engineers and crew for the aircraft, but
stopped short of ordering their grounding.
Indian airline SpiceJet, which flies 13 B-737 MAX 8
planes, jumped to the defence of the plane, calling
it "a highly sophisticated aircraft".
Italy:
Air Italy said it would follow all directives "to ensure
the maximum level of safety and security". In the
meantime, its planes remain in the air.
Russia:
Russian airline S7 said it was closely following the
crash investigation and was in contact with Boeing,
but had received no instructions to stop flying the
737 MAX 8.
US:
The US Federal Aviation Administration said it
would not make any decision until it has more
evidence.
"No updates so far. We continue to be involved in
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