In addition to US safety regulations, Boeing’s 737 Max will now also have to meet the requirements laid out by EU’s aviation safety regulators in order to return to European skies. According to the Financial Times, the EASA requires the following be demands be met before the Boeing 737 Max can occupy its airspace: EASA approval and mandate of any design changes by Boeing, an additional independent design review by the European agency and confirmation that flight crews aboard "have been adequately trained." "We are working on having the 737 Max 8 return to service as soon as possible, but only once there is complete reassurance that it is safe," an EASA spokesperson noted to the Times. Indonesia has its own concerns about the plane, many of which stem from the country being the site of the crash of a Lion Air-operated 737 Max 8 in October 2018. The Boeing 737 Max was grounded worldwide after the Lion Air crash in October 2018 and an Ethiopian Airlines accident in March 2019 killed a total of 346 people.

Source: Ethiopian News May 23, 2019 01:01 UTC