After the launch ban of aircraft of the Boeing 737 Max series sets the US aviation company the delivery of the machines. This is true, "until we find a solution," said a Boeing spokesman. The production will continue despite the "delivery break".

A Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed on Sunday in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. The cause of the crash is still unclear. But experts suspect a technical problem with the machine. The "New York Times" reported that the pilot had already fired the first distress signals a few minutes after the launch - and asked to initiate an emergency landing. The air traffic controllers had also registered a strong wave flight of the machine.

Only in October was a machine of the same type of the company Lion Air crashed in Indonesia a few minutes after the start. Satellite data shows that there were similarities in the flight history of the two mishaps.

The machines of this type will probably have to stay grounded for months. Because after the accident in Ethiopia, many countries imposed a ban on the type of aircraft. The United States also banned stars of the Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft. The US Air Traffic Control Authority (FAA) also justified its ban on flying with similarities in the two crashes. Boeing itself also recommended a worldwide launch ban for all 371 machines delivered so far.

Evaluation of the black box should begin today

Grounding has far-reaching consequences for airlines. The ailing Norwegian Airlines has already announced high claims for damages. Read here an interview with the aviation expert Heinrich Großbongardt: "The uncertainty of the passengers is understandable."

The flight recorders of the machine from Ethiopia, meanwhile, were brought to France for evaluation on Thursday. The French aviation security authority BEA confirmed the receipt of the black boxes damaged in the crash, the evaluation of the data is to begin today.

Boeing Unlucky 737 Max "The uncertainty of the passengers is understandable"

The Boeing 737 Max has only been in operation since May 2017. Around 450 machines of the type are registered worldwide. Because of the low fuel consumption, the aircraft was very popular so far. According to the Group's homepage, more than 100 customers ordered a total of around 5,000 of the aircraft.

For Boeing the crash is a serious damage to the image, which could cost the Group dear, because 78 percent of the orders in the order books concern the Max family; Around one hundred airlines have already ordered more than 5,000 machines. The share price of the US aircraft manufacturer fell in the days after the crash in Ethiopia by twelve percent.