Flights between Joburg and Cape Town on a controversial Boeing model continue - as SA's aviation authority mulls grounding the plane | BISouthAfrica
The South African Civil Aviation Authority is still deciding whether to ground Comair's Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority is in contact with Comair and Boeing as it decides whether to ground a now controversial new Boeing model in South Africa.after 157 people died in an Ethiopian Airlines crash. The same model was involved in a crash less than six months ago in Indonesia. A SACAA spokesperson said it has contacted Comair and Boeing to make a decision about allowing the plane to fly.
“For now, operations continue as normal, a Comair spokesperson told Business Insider. “The safety of Comair’s customers and personnel remains its foremost priority.It could take a year to establish why the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed, aviation industry expert Linden Burns told Business Insider SA.
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