Indonesian airline Garuda is calling off its $4.9 billion order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger planes in the wake of two fatal accidents involving the variant. The reason is that Garuda passengers in Indonesia have lost trust and no longer have the confidence,” said Garuda Indonesia spokesman Ikhsan Rosan. The crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 have forced hundreds of airlines around the world to ground Boeing 737 Max jets, and sparked numerous investigations. However, investigators analyzing the flight data black box of the Ethiopian Airlines flight in France say a preliminary review points to clear similarities. On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia en route to Nairobi, Kenya.

Source: Ethiopian News March 23, 2019 12:33 UTC