For both tragedies, they close in almost all the airspace of the Boeing 737 MAX – 03/12/2019

Panic took hold of the sky and after a second Boeing 737 Max 8, a new fatal crash occurred in less than six months, airspace in much of the world was closed for this type of aircraft. ;plane. The whole of the European Union, part of Asia and Oceania, took this step after 30 companies decided to leave the ground and suspend the operations of these planes. In Argentina, the National Administration of Civil Aviation (ANAC), they announced that they also badessed that they were following the same path, but not immediately. The researchers believe that the accidents were caused by software failures and will be examined.

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The ban is "a precautionary measure" because of the tragedies suffered by two aircraft of this model in Indonesia and Ethiopia, less than six months between them and with units less than two years old. In total, 346 people died in both accidents.

Although the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a relatively new model and the relationship between this type of aircraft and the number of flights in the world is low (It is estimated that there are about 350 aircraft of this style on the entire planet out of a total of more than 23,000) Fear and caution have invaded airlines and airlines.

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On Tuesday morning, the United Kingdom became the first European country to suspend all commercial flights with the Boeing 737 Max, after Australia and Singapore had already adopted identical measures. Then they made Germany and Oman, joining China, Indonesia, Ethiopia and Mongolia in the decision to do not allow to operate or use their airspace with this model of plane.

Later, the Turkish society Turkish Airlines took a similar decision, following the line that they have marked – among other airlines – Norwegian, Aeroméxico, the Brazilian Gol, Indian Jet Airways and Ethiopian Airlines itself.

As more and more countries adhered to this measure, it was the European Union (EU) itself that decided to suspend "all flight operations" of the 737-8 MAX and 737- 9 MAX in its airspace, preventively until the reasons for the Sunday loss are clarified. Only the United States maintain up here your trust in Boeing in crisis for the aerospace giant.

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The fear affected the pbadengers themselves, who expressed their concern on social networks and even asked for reimbursement for the money spent on travel tickets using this type of aircraft already scheduled: "American Airlines, I flew aboard a Boeing 737 Max 8 today between Trinidad and Miami, change the plane!", wrote a user on Twitter, while another posted on the same social network: "American Airlines called and was told that there was no cancellation because I had a non-refundable rate.This is not acceptable, when some airlines put the 737 Max 8 on the ground for safety reasons ". Another person said: "I refuse to fly on a Boeing 737 Max 8 until the airlines determine security (or lack of security). "

In Argentina, Tomás Insausti, leader of the ANAC, announced that he was badyzing jointly with other countries in the region the decision to join this bloc of nations and to prevent these planes from moving on the territory. "Any decision regarding the closure of airspace is best if it is coordinated between countries in the region and it is a possibility we are talking about, but not imminent." Consultations are ongoing with the regional aeronautical authorities and it's something we're going to decide together, not individually, "Insausti said.

In practice, the action taken by Aerolineas Argentinas (AA) to suspend the flights of these aircraft – adopted Monday night – implies that there is no operation of these aircraft in our country because it is the only company flying over the territory Argentinian with these equipments.

In the coming hours, some AA flights – "one or two", according to company sources, could suffer cancellations due to the recent departure of the airline's five Boeing 737 MAX 8s.

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Company sources said the 737 MAX 8 could be replaced without changing the flight plan. The greatest difficulty was presented in the Buenos Aires-Punta Cana route, as the company does not have a replacement aircraft with the necessary autonomy to make this non-stop connection. The service yesterday was therefore filled, but instead of being direct, it was done with a ladder to refuel the fuel.

The 737 MAX 8 service output, indicated by the airlines, has made the fleet operational no plane "rescue", the aircraft that remain on the ground to deal with contingencies.