Following the tragic accident in Indonesia that claimed the lives of all 157 people on board Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has banned Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft from European airspace . The safety directive, which came into effect at 19:00 PM today, cancels all commercial flights involving these aircraft models.
A suspension as a precautionary measure
The decision is part of an action plan that is pending investigations that the Ethiopian authorities and the National Transportation Safety Board are carrying out together with Boeing engineers, and until some light is shed on the case, the operations will continue. blocked until further notice. At the moment the causes for which this model has suffered an accident of these dimensions are unknown, so all flights will remain canceled within Europe, either to leave or to enter.
Airlines affected by the Boeing 737-MAX 8
According to Boeing's own website, the airlines that acquired 737-MAX 8 and 737-MAX 9 models are the following:
- CBD Aviation
- Tibet Financial Leasing
- alafco
- Norwegian Air
- Monarch Airlines
- Okay Airways
- Avolon
- Blue Air
- Ryanair
- Japan Investment Adviser
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Air Lease Corporation
- NEOS
- Mauritania Airlines
- Ruili Airlines
In addition to these airlines, there are a total of 125 units that have been sold to other customers, and Boeing itself does not specify their current use. Although the EASA measures only specify the 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 models, many airlines with 737 MAX models are also considering canceling their flights until further notice. In that case, the list of affected airlines would multiply considerably, since the list of airlines with these models is quite extensive, as we can see on the Boeing website and in the following map:
