Ethiopian Airlines is set to resume operations with Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in February 2022, nearly three years after the crash of one of its jets prompted the global grounding of the type. ”Safety is our topmost priority at Ethiopian Airlines and it guides every decision we make and all actions we take,” says Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam. “It is in line with this guiding principle that we are now returning the Boeing 737 Max to service.”READ: After Qantas Airbus order Boeing must rethink the 737 MAX. READ: Qatar Airways Qsuite the ultimate in privacyFlightglobal says the airline has four Max 8s in storage and 25 on order. The crash of Ethiopian flight 302 on 10 March 2019 killed 157 people and came several months after the crash of a Lion Air Max 8 in October 2018.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2021 22:04 UTC