BA – They reported an engine problem, unrelated to issues that prompted the FAA to ground the planes, the agency says. The crew of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max declared an emergency shortly after takeoff from Orlando. The crew of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max declared an emergency shortly after takeoff and returned to Orlando’s main airport on Tuesday after reporting an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA on March 13 joined dozens of other countries in grounding the planes, following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8. Southwest Flight 8701, the ferry flight, returned to Orlando International Airport shortly before 3 p.m. EDT after the pilots “reported a performance issue with one of the engines shortly after takeoff,” Southwest said in a statement.

Source: Ethiopian News March 26, 2019 21:45 UTC