Boeing says it is pausing deliveries of its 737 MAX aircraft to customers following the grounding of the jetliner by the United States and around the world.
The 737 MAX has been banned from flying in most countries after an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday that killed all 157 people on board.In October, a Lion Air jet crashed in Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board.Garuda Indonesia’s chief executive said there is a “possibility” the airline will cancel its orders of Boeing Co’s 737 MAXs, with the final decision depending on what the US Federal Aviation Administration does.
France's BEA air safety agency confirmed it has received the recorders from the plane that crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing all 157 people aboard. The information that black boxes contain helps explain 90 percent of all crashes, according to aviation experts. FAA acting chief Daniel Elwell said the agency has been"working tirelessly" to find the cause of the accident but faced delays because of the damage to the flight data recorders.
The MAX series is Boeing's fastest-selling model, but it is still relatively new with fewer than 500 in service. One said the flight crew reviewed the incident"at length... but can't think of any reason the aircraft would pitch nose-down so aggressively."
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