Boeing halts delivery of planes at centre of crash investigations
Boeing is pausing deliveries of its 737 MAX aircraft to customers following the grounding of the jetliner around the world, as the planemaker responds to its worst crisis in years.
Boeing has stopped delivering new 737 Max jets to customers in the wake of global groundings following a second fatal crash involving the aircraft. Photo: AP/Ted S. Warren
The 737 MAX has been banned from flying in most countries, after an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday that killed all 157 people on board.
This was a second deadly incident involving the relatively new Boeing model in five months.
In October, a Lion Air jet crashed in Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board.
Boeing said it had paused deliveries of its fastest-selling 737 MAX jetliner built at its factory near Seattle because of the temporary grounding order by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
“We continue to build 737 MAX airplanes while assessing how the situation, including potential capacity constraints, will impact our production system,” Boeing spokesman Chaz Bickers said.
Boeing said it would continue its production rate of 52 aircraft per month, though its MAX version would not be delivered to airlines or leasing companies.
-AAP
Want to comment?
Send us an email, making it clear which story you’re commenting on and including your full name (required for publication) and phone number (only for verification purposes). Please put “Reader views” in the subject.
We’ll publish the best comments in a regular “Reader Views” post. Your comments can be brief, or we can accept up to 350 words, or thereabouts.
InDaily has changed the way we receive comments. Go here for an explanation.
