As Canada joined countries around the world Wednesday in grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8, experts agree it was a rare move. A Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Air Canada is rolled out of the gate at Pearson airport Wednesday after the planes were grounded in Canada. But it’s usually aviation authorities who do it. In Canada, the Aeronautics Act gives the federal transport minister broad discretion to shut down particular models of planes — or other modes of transport — for safety reasons. It’s just as rare for Canada to have made the move on a U.S.-designed plane before the FAA did, said Collenette.

Source: thestar March 13, 2019 23:26 UTC