Ethiopian Airlines during the week returned B737 Max 8 to the skies amidst fanfare with a number of important dignitaries that included government officials, Boeing and the airline’s executives onboard along US ambassador, Geeta Pasi. This is coming after three years when B737 Max aircraft was grounded by the airline following the fatal crash near the town of Bishoftu on March 10 2019, resulting in the death of 157 people onboard. Speaking on the return of the B737 MAX to service, Ethiopian Group Chief Executive Officer, Tewolde GebreMariam, said: “Safety is the top most priority at Ethiopian Airlines and it guides every decision we make and all actions we take. Ethiopian Airlines always follows rigorous and comprehensive processes to ensure that every plane in the sky is safe. Ethiopian Airlines has four B737 MAX in its fleet and 25 on order, some of which it will take delivery of in 2022.

Source: Ethiopian News February 05, 2022 11:57 UTC