The company’s newest product, the Boeing 737 MAX, has been grounded for 22 months after two fatal crashes, and the European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today lifted the ban on the Boeing 737 MAX to return to the European skies.
The company’s first flight to the U.S., the Boeing 737 MAX, was grounded for 22 months after two fatal crashes, but the European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) lifted the ban today.
After extensive analysis by EASA, we have determined that the 737 MAX is safe for service,” EASA Administrator Patrick Ky said in a statement.
AFP reports that the 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after fatal air crashes involving Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines in Indonesia claimed 346 lives in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Investigators said the main cause of both crashes was a flaw in the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). The purpose of this system is to automatically adjust the nose of the aircraft downward when there is a risk of stalling.
The results of the investigation have put Boeing in deep crisis, with 650 orders for 737 MAX models cancelled since last year.
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