Two recent catastrophes involving the company's top-selling Boeing 737 Max airliners on 13 March 2019 in Addis Ababa and on 29 October 2018 in Jakarta have sparked concerns about the corporation's military wing's sustainability. To date, more than 30 countries, including the US, have banned all 737 Max jets from their skies. © REUTERS / Jason Redmond Boeing CEO Muilenburg Says Measures to 'Fully Ensure' 737 MAX Series Safety Being Taken"This is not the first time Boeing is having technical issues. Referring to the Boeing-Airbus rivalry, Broderick explained that both 737 Max and its competitor, A320 neo, were "derivatives of older designs, with the 737 being of course the older of the two". Earlier, under similar circumstances, a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max crashed into the Java Sea within minutes after taking off from Jakarta on 29 October 2018, killing all 189 passengers and crew.

Source: Ethiopian News March 20, 2019 17:48 UTC