More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX jets have been grounded worldwide after two fatal c...
- More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX jets have been grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes in five months in Ethiopia and Indonesia killed nearly 350 people.
- Boeing maintains its new, fuel-efficient jets are safe, but supported the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration decision to ground them. - The preliminary report into October’s Lion Air crash said on Nov. 28 that pilots reported a “flight control problem.” It also focused on airline maintenance and training.
- Experts believe a new flight control system, MCAS, on the jets, designed to stop stalling by dipping the nose, may have been a factor in both accidents, with pilots unable to override it as their jets plunged after a faulty sensor indicated a stall. But no conclusive evidence yet links the two accidents.
- Indonesia’s flag carrier Garuda said on March 22 it had sent a letter to Boeing asking to cancel an order for 49 MAX 8 aircraft, becoming the first airline to confirm plans to cancel an order after the crashes.- Indonesia has advanced the planned release of its report on the Lion Air crash to between July and August, versus a previous schedule of between August and September.
- The U.S. Justice Department is also looking at the FAA’s oversight of Boeing, a person familiar with the matter has said. The FAA has said it is “absolutely” confident in its vetting.
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