Boeing 737 MAX to fly again in Europe, angering some crash relatives
Europe is set to lift a 22-month flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX this week after reviewing submissions by industry experts and whistleblowers, angering relatives of some of the 346 crash victims, who say the move is premature. A green light from the EASA is a key step towards resolving an almost two-year safety crisis after crashes of the best-selling jet in Indonesia and Ethiopia which were linked to flawed cockpit software. The US lifted its own ban in November, followed by Brazil and Canada. China, which was first to ban the plane after the second crash in March 2019 and which represents a quarter of MAX sales, has not said when it will act. After giving provisional approval in November, EASA sifted through input from 38 commenters and "received directly a number of whistleblower reports that we thoroughly analysed and took into account," Executive Director Patrick Ky said on Monday. That, he said, did not expose any fresh technical problems. But a France-based victims' group, Solidarity and Justice, called the move "premature, inappropriate and even dangerous". Analysts and airline chiefs say EASA, which represents 31 mainly EU nations, has emerged stronger from the crisis, which eroded US leadership of aviation safety.<br/>
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Boeing 737 MAX to fly again in Europe, angering some crash relatives
Europe is set to lift a 22-month flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX this week after reviewing submissions by industry experts and whistleblowers, angering relatives of some of the 346 crash victims, who say the move is premature. A green light from the EASA is a key step towards resolving an almost two-year safety crisis after crashes of the best-selling jet in Indonesia and Ethiopia which were linked to flawed cockpit software. The US lifted its own ban in November, followed by Brazil and Canada. China, which was first to ban the plane after the second crash in March 2019 and which represents a quarter of MAX sales, has not said when it will act. After giving provisional approval in November, EASA sifted through input from 38 commenters and "received directly a number of whistleblower reports that we thoroughly analysed and took into account," Executive Director Patrick Ky said on Monday. That, he said, did not expose any fresh technical problems. But a France-based victims' group, Solidarity and Justice, called the move "premature, inappropriate and even dangerous". Analysts and airline chiefs say EASA, which represents 31 mainly EU nations, has emerged stronger from the crisis, which eroded US leadership of aviation safety.<br/>
