Boeing said Friday it will sharply scale back production of its 737 Max aircraft, a major blow for the aviation giant following the March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Starting in mid-April, Boeing will cut its production of the 737 Max from 52 planes per month to 42 planes. "As part of this effort, we're making progress on the 737 Max software update that will prevent accidents like these from ever happening again." Before the Ethiopian Air crash, which killed 157 passengers and crew, Boeing had planned this year to increase total 737 production to 57 per month. Customers have ordered more than 5,000 737 Max models for delivery over the next several years.

Source: Ethiopian News April 05, 2019 20:48 UTC