The UK Civil Aviation Authority announced a ban on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft from British airspace on Tuesday. Britain has joined a growing number of countries grounding the aircraft after two deadly crashes in recent weeks.
The 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed after takeoff on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. The tragedy followed Indonesia’s Lion Air 737 MAX 8 crash in late October that killed 189 passengers and crew.
The Boeing 737 Max 8 model has been banned from UK airspace following the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
The latest on the decision here: https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-12/ethiopia-airlines-crash-which-countries-have-grounded-the-737-max-8/ …
The banning of the Boeing 737 model has not taken immediate effect it appears. At least one flight took off after the announcement as this flight tracker showshttps://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-12/ethiopia-airlines-crash-which-countries-have-grounded-the-737-max-8/ … pic.twitter.com/6lfv1nQwVQ144:04 PM – Mar 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy
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“Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by the tragic incident in Ethiopia on Sunday,” the UK authority said in a statement.
“The UK Civil Aviation Authority has been closely monitoring the situation, however, as we do not currently have sufficient information from the flight data recorder we have, as a precautionary measure, issued instructions to stop any commercial passenger flights from any operator arriving, departing or overflying UK airspace.”
The aviation authority added that its “safety directive will be in place until further notice.”
“We remain in close contact with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and industry regulators globally,” the statement said.
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