Within hours of the FAA issuing a global notice of ‘continued airworthiness’ on Monday, nation after nation declared a halt to flights of the plane
Since shortly after the dawn of the jet age, the world has followed the U.S.’s lead on aviation safety.
“Safety has absolute priority,” German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer told NTV in an interview on Tuesday. “Until all doubts have been dispelled, I have ordered that the German airspace is closed for the Boeing 737 Max as of now.” While the first 737 Max 8 accident last October near Indonesia raised questions about a safety feature on the plane — as well as identifying serious maintenance and pilot failures — there has been no clear indication of what brought down an Ethiopian Airlines Max on Sunday.
Boeing on Tuesday reiterated that it has “full confidence” in the safety of the 737 Max. Since the FAA isn’t mandating any new action, “based on the information currently available, we do not have any basis to issue new guidance to operators.” After initial approvals, other nations will also sign off on new aircraft. That allows a U.S. carrier to fly a European-made Airbus, for example.
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