Australia, Singapore latest to suspend operations of Boeing 737 Max airlcraft GlobeBusiness
Two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft are parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, March 11, 2019. REUTERS/David RyderSingapore and Australia suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of their airports on Tuesday, and Indonesia and China grounded their fleets of the U.S. plane maker’ s latest model after it suffered a second fatal crash in less than five months.
“During the temporary suspension, CAAS will gather more information and review the safety risk associated with the continued operation of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out of Singapore,” the regulator said in a statement. Boeing issued a statement as well, saying it had been working with the FAA in the aftermath of a Lion Air crash to develop enhancements to flight control software that will be deployed across the 737 MAX fleet in coming weeks.
Other airlines that operate Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Singapore - China Southern Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Shandong Airlines and Thai Lion Air - are also affected.China on Monday ordered its airlines to suspend the use of their 737 MAX 8 jets. India’s regulator ordered additional maintenance checks on 737 MAX 8 aircraft operating in the country and said a review found “no significant concern”.
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