The world's biggest planemaker faced escalating pressure on Monday after Et...
ADDIS ABABA/PARIS - The world’s biggest planemaker faced escalating pressure on Monday after Ethiopia pointed to parallels between its crash and one in Indonesia, sharpening focus on the safety of software installed in Boeing’s 737 MAX planes.
Both planes were MAX 8s and crashed minutes after take-off with pilots reporting flight control problems. U.S. officials did not corroborate that, but U.S. Federal Aviation Administration acting boss Daniel Elwell last week acknowledged that initial inspection of flight data indicated “the flight was very similar”.
It also said U.S. FAA followed a standard certification process on the MAX rather than extra inquiries. The FAA declined to comment, but has said the process followed normal process. Flight 302 had unusual high speed after take-off before reporting problems and asking to climb quickly.The inquiry is crucial to give some closure to families of victims, who came from nearly three dozen countries.
Some airlines are revising financial forecasts, too, given the MAX had been factored in as providing around 15 percent maintenance and fuel savings.
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