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Sooner787 wrote:Are all these groundings for the Max 8 only or the entire Max family , including the Max 9's ?
Sooner787 wrote:Are all these groundings for the Max 8 only or the entire Max family , including the Max 9's ?
kaitak wrote:This will also affect TK flights to/from Ireland. Also affected (at present) will be TUI, Icelandair and Norwegian.
traindoc wrote:According to the Wall Street Journal, the CAA has grounded the MAX 8 and also banned the plane from flying in its airspace!
Elsewhere on these forums, somebody who is sleepless in Seattle wrote:The airlines and nations that grounded the 737Max and made dubious claims should have their landing and overflight rights to the US suspended for no less than one year. Any slots held at airports will be revoked and sold to the next qualified highest bidder. These entities need to understand that are consequences for unfounded actions and not waiting for the results of an investigation.
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has banned the Boeing 737 MAX from operating in or over UK airspace "as a precautionary measure".
The decision comes after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday, killing 157 people on board. It was the second fatal accident involving the 737 Max 8 model in less than five months.
The UK joins Singapore, China, Malaysia and Australia, in grounding the jets.
However, US officials say the aircraft are still safe to fly.
In a move that was welcomed by British pilots, the CAA said the directive would remain in place until further notice.
Tui Airways and Norwegian both operate the Boeing Max 8 in the UK as part of their fleets.
In a statement, the CAA said it took the decision because it did not currently have "sufficient information" from the flight data recorder about the fatal crash.