China News Service, January 27, according to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 27th local time, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) stated that it has approved the Boeing 737 Max to resume service in Europe.
The aircraft was grounded 22 months ago due to two fatal accidents.
Data map: On December 2, 2020, local time, after a multi-month security ban, the Boeing 737MAX aircraft made its first return flight in the United States on the 2nd under the witness of a number of media reporters.
The flight was performed by American Airlines (AA).
The picture shows a Boeing 737MAX flying and docking on the apron.
According to Agence France-Presse, the agency said in a statement that after extensive analysis by the European Aviation Safety Agency, “we determined that the 737 Max can safely resume service,” adding that the assessment was “completely independent of Boeing or (US) Federal Aviation Administration".
Reuters reported that Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Aviation Safety Agency, said, "We fully believe that the aircraft is safe, which is a prerequisite for approval. But as the 737 MAX aircraft resumes service, we will continue to monitor it closely. operation status."
In October 2018 and March 2019, two Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia resulted in a total of 346 deaths.
After two air crashes, the Boeing 737 Max was banned from flying globally in March 2019.
Since then, the European Aviation Safety Agency, independent of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, conducted a comprehensive review of the 737 Max aircraft design.