Aeroméxico suspended the operation of its Boeing 737 MAX after an accident in Ethiopia

Aeromexico has announced that temporarily suspended the functioning of its six teams Boeing 737 MAX 8 until not having conclusive information about the investigations of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 Accident, a similar model, in which more than 150 people lost their lives.

In a statement, the airline said "flights with these planes will be covered by the rest of the fleet".

The Mexican airline is one of the 68 in the world that work this type of plane.

The announcement takes place a few hours after the Chinese, Mongolian, Indonesian and Ethiopian airlines. to suspend their flights from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 until the American aerospace company responsible for its manufacture guarantees the safety of the aircraft.

The plan of Ethiopian Airlines who crashed Sunday in front of Addis Abebe, shortly after taking off, killing 157 people, was a Boeing 737 Max, the same model as the The Lion Air flight that fell on October 29, 2018 in the Java Sea, after leaving Jakarta, leaving 189 dead.

The 737 MAXs were an important part of the airline renewal projectwhich signed in 2012 an 11 billion USD contract with Boeing – the largest investment in the history of aviation in the country – for the acquisition of 100 aircraft, according to the magazine Forbes.

It became the second largest airline in the region to use the Boeing 737 MAX-8, scheduled to short and medium range flights.

From destinations for which these planes were planned Lima, Bogota, Monterrey and New York, "providing more days of service with the least maintenance requirements, ensuring greater punctuality at each landing, as it saves time during refueling, consolidating this as the best travel experience ".

The first of six planes The 737 MAX-8 arrived at Aeromexico on February 23rd. The idea was to reach 90 planes.

Among the proposed enhancements are its Queue Design, which Reduces drag force by 1%; Aerodynamic improvements reduce the feeling of turbulence, new fins Boeing Advanced Technology, Designed exclusively for this equipment, which allows a Up to 1% fuel economy compared to previous designs.

Its structure has been shown to be lighter, aerodynamic and advanced compared to a similar aircraft and has one of the most advanced engines in the industry: the CFM International LEAP-1B, which offers greater range up to 3,500 nautical miles (or 6,482 km). , an increase of 20% compared to previous models.

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