Boeing 737-800 Max deemed UNSAFE after 2 Fatal Crashes, 62 airlines on high alert!

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A brand new Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after take off from Addis Ababa this morning on March 10, 2019 killing 157 passengers & crew members . On October 29, 2018 a brand new Boeing 737 Max 8 operated as Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take off killing 189. Lion Air cancelled a  $22 billion order for the Boeing 737 Max 8. Qatar Airways followed, but later decided to stay with its agreement with Boeing for the delivery of some 60 737 MAX 8 aircrafts.

In the most recent flight before the crash, from Denpasar on Bali to Jakarta, a Lion Air pilot issued a “Pan Pan” call – an urgency signal that is one level below “Mayday”. The crew said that the aircraft was operating in abnormal conditions due to instrument failure.

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The air flight maintenance log on Lion Air showed six problems had been identified on the plane since 26 October, including errors with its airspeed and altitude information displays.

Here is a list of airlines and the number of Max 8 on order or in operation.

  1. Southwest Airlines: 250
  2. GECAS : 150
  3. Ryanair: 135
  4. FlyDubai: 131
  5. Jet Airways: 125
  6. Vet Jet Air: 120
  7. Spice Jet: 116
  8. Norwegian Air Shuttle: 110
  9. Gol Transportes Aereos: 105
  10. American Airlines; 100
  11. SMBC Aviation Capital: 91
  12. AerCap: 85
  13. BOC Aviation: 77
  14. Aviation Capital Group: 70
  15. China Development Bank: 68
  16. Avolon: 65
  17. Turkish Airlines: 65
  18. TUI Group: 54
  19. China Southern Airlines: 50
  20. Garuda Indonesia: 50
  21. ALAFCO: 40
  22. Jeju Air: 40
  23. Silk Air: 37
  24. Ethiopian Airlines: 30
  25. Jackson Square Aviation: 30
  26. Korean Air: 30
  27. Virgin Australia: 30
  28. Air Europa: 20
  29. Goshwak Aviation: 20
  30. Oman Air: 20
  31. Westjet: 20
  32. Donghai Airlines: 15
  33. Malaysia Airlines: 15
  34. SunExpress: 15
  35. Air China: 14
  36. Air Lease Corporation: 14
  37. China Eastern Airlines 13
  38. Aerolinas Argentinas: 11
  39. Aeromexico: 11
  40. Air Peace
  41. Japan Investment Advisor: 10
  42. Lion Air: 10
  43. Xiamen Air: 9
  44. Comair: 8
  45. Smartwings: 8
  46. Blue Ar: 6
  47. Nok Air: 6
  48. Shandong Airlines: 6
  49. Fiji Airways: 5
  50. Qatar Airways: 5
  51. Shenzhen Airlines: 5
  52. TAROM: 5
  53. Air Niugini: 4
  54. Royal Air Maroc: 4
  55. Hainan Airlines: 3
  56. Icelandair: 3
  57. Business Jet: 2
  58. Enter Air: 2
  59. SkyUp Airlines: 2
  60. 9 Air: 1
  61. Mauritania Airlines International : 1
  62. SCAT Airlines 1

UPDATE :

The following is a current list of airlines and jurisdictions that have suspended use of the 737 MAX 8 effective March 11th 2019:
  • Ethiopian Airlines.
  • China.
  • Indonesia.
  • Aeromexico.
  • Cayman Airways.
  • Comair.
  • Aerolíneas Argentinas.
  • Singapore.
  • Qantas.

The UK, Germany, and Ireland today (March 12) joined Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Oman in banning all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes from their airspace.