Was United States complacent in its certification of Boeing 737 Max? An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 is seen as it pulls into its gate after arriving at the Miami International Airport from LaGuardia Airport on March 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Image Credit: AFPNew York: Was the United States complacent in its certification of the Boeing 737 Max? In service since May 2017, the 737 Max 8, one of several variants of the 737 Max, has now experienced two deadly tragedies, a scenario that is unprecedented for a new aircraft. Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said Sunday that a study of the flight data recorder retrieved from the Ethiopian plane had shown “clear similarities” to that of the Lion Air flight.

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2019 10:41 UTC