In the latest blow to the world's biggest commercial airline manufacturer, a flagship carrier in Indonesia is asking Boeing if it can cancel a nearly $5 billion order of 737 MAX 8 planes because of lack of consumer trust in the jetliner.Garuda Indonesia, the nation's government-backed airline, ordered nearly 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s in 2014, striking a deal with Boeing for $4.9 billion. Along with all other Indonesian airlines , Garuda was banned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from flying to the U.S. for about nine years after a series of crashes beginning in the early 2000s. Pilots will begin training on the new software this weekend, according to Boeing, and it will require FAA certification. ""The flight data recorder should have been sent to read out of almost immediately point being found. United Airlines did not, instead saying their pilots were well-trained to shut off the anti-stall systems if it engaged incorrectly.

Source: Ethiopian News March 22, 2019 15:11 UTC