News provided by Axios.com – 12 March 2019 – Newsdesk
Update by Canadian Aviation News – 13 March 2019
Now banned in Canada, India and New Zealand
After two of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets crashed within 6 months, 33 countries and nearly 30 airlines have suspended operation of the fuel-efficient aircraft in the span of two days, the AP reports.
Driving the news: The European Union aviation authority banned flight operations of Boeing 737 Max jets, a huge blow to Boeing’s efforts to maintain the confidence of governments and airlines. The U.S. and Canada are still allowing the aircraft to operate until more information is available from the FAA.Show less
- Consumer Reports asked airlines, including American Airlines and Southwest, and the FAA in a statement to temporarily ground Boeing 737 Max 8 jets until a safety investigation is finished.
- Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have called for the jet to be grounded in the U.S. pending an investigation.
The state of play: There are 59 operators of the MAX series worldwide, per the FAA. U.S. airlines Southwest, American Airlines and United Airlines are still running their MAX series jets. American tweeted it’s waiting on the outcomes of the National Transportation Safety Board investigation.
Countries that have grounded the jet:
- Canada – 13 March
- India – 13 March
- New Zealand – 13 March
- European Union (28 countries)
- Australia
- China
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Singapore
Airlines that have grounded its jets:
- China Southern Airlines
- Air China
- Shanghai Airlines
- Hainan Airlines
- Xiamen Airlines
- Lion Air
- GOL Airlines
- Shandong Airlines
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- China Eastern Airlines
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Lucky Air
- Cayman Airways
- Fuzhou Airlines
- Kumming Airlines
- Okay Airways
- Eastar Jet
- Royal Air Maroc
- 9 Air
- Comair
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines
- Garuda Indonesia
- Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Turkish Airlines
- Iceland Air
- Aeromexico
- Cayman Airways
- Jet Airways
- LOT Polish Airlines