A growing number of countries have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday.
Published Tuesday, March 12, 2019 12:45PM EDTA growing number of aviation authorities around the world have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8, but Canada says it currently has no plans to do the same. is among those temporarily restricting the use of the Max 8 plane, stating in a press release Tuesday that it was a “precautionary measure.”
“EASA is continuously analyzing the data as it becomes available,” the release said. “The accident investigation is currently ongoing, and it is too early to draw any conclusions as to the cause of the accident” The move to remove the passenger jet from some countries’ skies comes after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday, less than six months after the same type of jet from Indonesia crashed into the ocean, killing 189.
“It is important to let the professionals determine the cause,” Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau said on Monday. “Flying is a very safe way to travel in this country, the statistics show that very, very clearly.”that he had cancelled all his meetings and public engagements to meet with his civil aviation expert panel. “All evidence is being evaluated in real time and we’re considering all potential actions,” he wrote.
A number of Canadian airlines operate the Boeing 737 Max 8, including Air Canada, which has 24 of the jets, according to
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