The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that there was no basis to stop the Boeing 737 Max flight after two catastrophic accidents by ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air.
So far, our assessment shows that there are no system problems and no basis for suspending the Boeing 737 Max. No civil airline agency has provided us with data to ensure that we need to act like that, SCMP quoted FAA Director Daniel Elwell as saying.
However, at least 45 countries and territories have suspended the operation of the Boeing 737 Max. On the morning of March 13, New Zealand was the latest country to join the list of Boeing 737 Max banned from the airspace.
On March 12, the EU suspended all Boeing 737 Max flights, joining partners around the world, after China initiated the "shelving" of the Boeing 737 Max.
Indian airline SpiceJet operates the Boeing 737 Max 8 on the New Delhi - Hong Kong route, but the flights have also been suspended after the Indian aviation authority requested a safety assessment of the flights.
As of the morning of March 13, at least the US, Canada, Panama, Thailand, Mauritania and Kazakhstan still allow the use of Boeing 737 Max. Russia's S7 Airlines operates an Boeing 737 Max 8 route from Novosibirsk to Hong Kong, which will continue unless Russia decides to suspend the route.
