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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's aviation regulator has ordered domestic airlines to suspend their Boeing 737 Max aircraft, Chinese media outlet Caijing reported on Monday, following a deadly crash on Sunday of a 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
Citing industry sources familiar with the matter, Caijing said domestic airlines, which operate some 60 such airplanes, had received orders from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and halted their use on Sunday.
A Boeing spokesman declined to comment. The CAAC could not be immediately reached for comment.
An Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board.
This is the second crash of the 737 MAX, the latest version of Boeing’s workhorse narrowbody jet that first entered service in 2017.
In October, a 737 MAX flown by Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air flying from Jakarta on a domestic flight crashed 13 minutes after take-off, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board.
The cause of that crash is still being investigated. A preliminary report issued in November, before the cockpit voice recorder was recovered, focused on airline maintenance and training and the response of a Boeing anti-stall system to a recently replaced sensor but did not give a reason for the crash.
Caijing, a state-run news outlet that covers finance and economics, said many flights scheduled to use 737 Max planes would instead use the 737-800 models.
China Business News also reported on its website the 737 Max suspension, saying the regulators' order had been issued orally.
According to flight tracking website FlightRadar24 there were no Boeing 737 Max 8 planes flying over China as of 0043 GMT on Monday.
Most of Air China's 737 MAX fleet of 15 jets landed on Sunday evening, with the exception of two that landed on Monday morning from international destinations, according to FlightRadar24.
It did not list any upcoming scheduled flights for the planes.
China Eastern’s four 737 MAX jets landed on Sunday evening and no further flights were scheduled until Tuesday, FlightRadar24 data showed.
Cayman Airways has grounded both of its new 737 MAX 8 jets until more information was received, the Cayman Islands airline said in a statement on its website.
Fiji Airways said it had followed a comprehensive induction process for its new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and it had full confidence in the airworthiness of its fleet.
"We continue to ensure that our maintenance and training programme for pilots and engineers meets the highest safety standards," the airline said.
A Boeing spokesman declined to comment. The CAAC could not be immediately reached for comment.
An Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board.
This is the second crash of the 737 MAX, the latest version of Boeing’s workhorse narrowbody jet that first entered service in 2017.
In October, a 737 MAX flown by Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air flying from Jakarta on a domestic flight crashed 13 minutes after take-off, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board.
The cause of that crash is still being investigated. A preliminary report issued in November, before the cockpit voice recorder was recovered, focused on airline maintenance and training and the response of a Boeing anti-stall system to a recently replaced sensor but did not give a reason for the crash.
Caijing, a state-run news outlet that covers finance and economics, said many flights scheduled to use 737 Max planes would instead use the 737-800 models.
China Business News also reported on its website the 737 Max suspension, saying the regulators' order had been issued orally.
According to flight tracking website FlightRadar24 there were no Boeing 737 Max 8 planes flying over China as of 0043 GMT on Monday.
Most of Air China's 737 MAX fleet of 15 jets landed on Sunday evening, with the exception of two that landed on Monday morning from international destinations, according to FlightRadar24.
It did not list any upcoming scheduled flights for the planes.
China Eastern’s four 737 MAX jets landed on Sunday evening and no further flights were scheduled until Tuesday, FlightRadar24 data showed.
Cayman Airways has grounded both of its new 737 MAX 8 jets until more information was received, the Cayman Islands airline said in a statement on its website.
Fiji Airways said it had followed a comprehensive induction process for its new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and it had full confidence in the airworthiness of its fleet.
"We continue to ensure that our maintenance and training programme for pilots and engineers meets the highest safety standards," the airline said.
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It is the second time in six months that the aircraft model has been involved in a horrific crash shortly after takeoff.
Ethiopian Airlines and Cayman Airways announced both airlines were suspending the use of the Boeing 737 MAX-8 until further notice
Just hope no Made in China stickers are found on aftermarket parts. That would be serious egg on their faces.
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That's probably not wrong, but a bit oversimplified. There are probably a number of authorities wondering whether or not they should ground the type; doubtless the decision of the PRC was influenced by the question, "Well, if they don't trust Huawei infrastructure, why should we trust an old, kluged-up aeroplane design?"
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You can see this happen all the time. Terrorist attack in Paris? Tourism absolutely plummets for six months. Turkish Airlines has an incident? Get ready for major discounts because the loads evaporate. The reaction is much more massive than in the US, which has to do with the Chinese internet being nearly 100% social media. Massive recalls had to be launched by companies from all over the planet because that's how finicky Chinese consumers are. Go ask Volkswagen.
This has nothing to do with the US. Not everything is about you.
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This is Absolutely justified. I too am a little surprised that China is the first country to do this, but politics aside, this is a brand new "state of the art" 737 that's had 2 crashes in the same phase of flight literally months apart. Both brand new aircraft fresh off the production line. All new aircaft go through teething problems but this problem has cost 340 lives.
While we don't know the cause at the present time, it is extremely concerning.
I mean, as a pilot how would you honestly feel walking down the aerobridge getting on one of these things? No thanks.
While we don't know the cause at the present time, it is extremely concerning.
I mean, as a pilot how would you honestly feel walking down the aerobridge getting on one of these things? No thanks.
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I see the US has responded 'unsure what information China is acting on' regarding the grounding of the MAX ? Err maybe the two similar crashes in 5 months of a new model is enough for airlines to be cautious until the problem is no more.
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This is Absolutely justified. I too am a little surprised that China is the first country to do this, but politics aside, this is a brand new "state of the art" 737 that's had 2 crashes in the same phase of flight literally months apart. Both brand new aircraft fresh off the production line. All new aircaft go through teething problems but this problem has cost 340 lives.
While we don't know the cause at the present time, it is extremely concerning.
I mean, as a pilot how would you honestly feel walking down the aerobridge getting on one of these things? No thanks.
While we don't know the cause at the present time, it is extremely concerning.
I mean, as a pilot how would you honestly feel walking down the aerobridge getting on one of these things? No thanks.
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This is Absolutely justified. I too am a little surprised that China is the first country to do this, but politics aside, this is a brand new "state of the art" 737 that's had 2 crashes in the same phase of flight literally months apart. Both brand new aircraft fresh off the production line. All new aircaft go through teething problems but this problem has cost 340 lives.
While we don't know the cause at the present time, it is extremely concerning.
I mean, as a pilot how would you honestly feel walking down the aerobridge getting on one of these things? No thanks.
While we don't know the cause at the present time, it is extremely concerning.
I mean, as a pilot how would you honestly feel walking down the aerobridge getting on one of these things? No thanks.
Ground and make sure it's not mcas related first. If it's something completely unrelated, lift the ban if it seems appropriate. In the mean time, everybody is gambling with people's lives.
This is Absolutely justified. I too am a little surprised that China is the first country to do this, but politics aside, this is a brand new "state of the art" 737 that's had 2 crashes in the same phase of flight literally months apart. Both brand new aircraft fresh off the production line. All new aircaft go through teething problems but this problem has cost 340 lives.
Were the shoe on the other foot Boeing and the US would be crowing about Airbus failures. The Comet and Concorde were written of with a lot less fatalities.
Sorry to disagree with you but this is a very old design that has been modified many times to the point where it no longer resembles the original but relies on its grandfather certification.
Were the shoe on the other foot Boeing and the US would be crowing about Airbus failures. The Comet and Concorde were written of with a lot less fatalities.
The talk about China embarresing Boeing, then the same could be said about US Airforce that has halted all deliveries of the Boeing tanker, due to tools and scrap found on delivered aircraft. Seems like Boeing needs to get their house in order.