The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) has announced that the carrier will be the “last to fly” the Boeing 737-MAX planes again after a deadly crash in March killed all 157 people onboard. On May 13, CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told NBC News that he “cannot fully say” the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft will ever again join the Ethiopian Airlines’ fleet. "At this stage I cannot, I cannot fully say that the airplane will fly back on Ethiopian Airlines. As noted by Business Insider, the order grounded 24 Boeing 737-8 MAX planes in the American Airlines fleet, with an order of 76 more 737-8 MAX planes in the works. He continued to detail that it was paramount for American Airlines’ pilots to feel safe in the high skies.

Source: Ethiopian News May 14, 2019 18:22 UTC