Boeing announced the tragic aircraft software update | Chronic

US multinational Boeing today announced that it will update the operating software for its entire fleet of 737 Max 8 aircraft, resulting in two tragic accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia in less than six months. , while airlines from different countries were suspending their flights as a precaution. these models.

The announcement was made just hours after the Federal Aviation Administration, the federal aviation agency, expressed its intention to ask the manufacturer to modify certain aircraft before the month of April. April, announced the ANSA agency.

While waiting to clarify the latest disaster in Addis Ababa last Sunday with 157 dead, China and Indonesia, this last scenario in October of the first incident with 189 dead in a flight of Lion Air, decided to leave their fleet 737 Max 8 on earth for the moment.

For its part, Europe has launched a "Monitoring", prematurely considering a possible decision on 55 models of 12 companies operating in ten countries of the old continent.

Since yesterday, they have continued to add countries and airlines (airlines and private) from different parts of the world who have decided to temporarily suspend the flight of their Boeing 737 Max 8, including SilkAir Singapore, Garuda Indonesia, Shandong Airlines China, Thai Lion Air, Eastar. Jet from South Korea, all airlines operating in Australia with these aircraft and Aerolineas Argentinas, among others.

The Argentine flag carrier organized a "Obligatory rest" for his five Boeing Max 8 and in a statement said that "the detention of the aircraft will allow its inspection and successively, depending on what Boeing communicates, it will be decided if they will fly again".

Aerolineas Argentinas initially thought to continue operating, but the Airline Pilots Association (APLA) union announced that the crews of these aircraft would refuse boarding, which changed the decision final.

The Brazilian Gol also announced the suspension of his flights with the model 737 Max 8, explaining that the "Security is your number 1 value".

Gol's fleet includes 121 Boeing aircraft, of which only seven are 737 Max 8 models.