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The European sky is now closed to flights of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, decided the European Aviation Safety Agency, after the crash of one of them in Ethiopia, the second in less than six months involving this new generation devices. The AESE is following in the footsteps of several countries in Asia, Oceania and the Gulf. In the United States, passengers refuse to board this type of gear.
The European Aviation Safety Agency suspends all flights of Boeing 737 MAX. Several European countries, including France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy, had already started their ban proceedings, following the countries of Asia, America and other countries. , from Oceania and the Gulf, from Malaysia to Argentina.
In the United States, passengers have even refused to board a Boeing aircraft of this type, despite the airline's support for the American airman. So far, the United States has decided not to nail down these planes, but wants to force Boeing to make modifications to the 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9, an attitude that contrasts with this wave of distrust shown by the rest of the world.
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This avalanche of flight bans targeting a model aircraft, both by countries and by airlines, is unprecedented in the history of civil aviation.
A 737 MAX 8 from Ethiopian Airlines crashed Sunday south-east of Addis Ababa shortly after take-off, killing 157 passengers and crew members. According to a witness, Tegegn Dechasa, the back of " the plane was already on fire when it crashed to the ground " and the aircraft left only a pile of debris.
Another copy of this model operated by Lion Air crashed at sea in Indonesia in October, also a few minutes after takeoff. The 189 people on board had perished.
In the United States, President Donald Trump lamented that planes have become " too complex " to fly.
" We continue to be involved in the investigation of the accident and will make decisions on the follow-up according to the elements collected, " said a spokeswoman for the FAA, the US Federal Aviation Agency.