Singapore grounding all Boeing 737 Max planes after recent crashes: CAAS

[micromachine]

Singapore is grounding all Boeing 737 Max planes, after two recent fatal accidents involving the aircraft.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said in a statement on Tuesday (March 12) that it is temporarily suspending operation of all variants of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft into and out of Singapore, from 2pm the same day.

During this suspension, it 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”, it added.

The move comes after a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed in Ethiopia on Sunday, killing all 157 in board. Just five months ago in October, a 737 Max 8 operated by Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea, killing 189.

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[Baccara77]

Well done, CAAS!

 

[Wunderfool]

No country aviation authority wants to take the blame if another 737 air plane crashes . It is just a politically expedient thing to do ... especially when China has done it.

 

[syed putra]

Who will compensate mostly china airlines for loss of revenue?