Several airlines have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets following a second fatal crash in less than five months, putting pressure on plane maker Boeing.
Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands have joined a growing number of countries to ground or closing airspace to the new Boeing plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, as a global team of investigators began looking for parallels with a similar crash just five months ago.
Nurses walk to collect materials at the scene where the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff in Ethiopia.No Australian airlines operate the 737 Max aircraft - although two foreign airlines, Fiji Airways and SilkAir fly the craft to Australia. “CASA regrets any inconvenience to passengers but believes it is important to always put safety first.”Virgin Australia, which is awaiting an order of 737 Maxs, said it was too early to comment on whether it would pull its order.
The upgrade comes as more airlines ground the model. Singapore on Tuesday joined Indonesia by suspending all Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft operations flying in and out of the country, citing the fatal crashes as grounds for the halt.Regional airline Silk Air, which operates six Max-8 aircraft, will be affected by the Singapore announcement, alongside China Southern Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Shandong Airlines and Thai Lion Air.
Argentina's pilots association advised its members not to pilot any of the five airliners in Aerolineas Argentinas' fleet until the jets' safe operation could be guaranteed.
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