Indonesia has lifted a ban on the Boeing 737 Max, its transport ministry said on Tuesday, three years after the crash of one of the aircraft operated by domestic airline Lion Air with the loss of all 189 people on board. Aviation authorities around the world grounded the aircraft months later after a similarly deadly accident in March 2019 involving 737 Max operated by Ethiopian Airlines. Airlines must follow airworthiness directives and inspect their planes before they can fly the 737 Max again, it said, adding that the government would also inspect the planes. Privately owned Lion Air, which operated 10 of the 737 Max planes before the ban, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The state-controlled airline, which operated one 737 Max before the ban, said it plans to cut its fleet from 142 to 66 aircraft.

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2021 02:04 UTC