A Boeing 737 MAX had to land in the United States – 26/03/2019

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 without pbadengers of American society Southwest Airlines had to land urgent Tuesday at the Orlando International Airport after presenting a "Problem in the engine"A few minutes after takeoff, as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

"The plane has turned around and landed safely", claimed the control body.

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For his part, Chris Mainz, spokesman for Southwest, said that one of the engines posed a problem and that the crew "had followed the protocol and made a safe landing" at the same airport. Where he had taken off.

The plane, which was only pilot and co-pilot, was heading to Victorville, California, to be stationed there after the decision of the airline authorities to leave the aircraft of this model on the ground after two disasters in less than six months. According to the spokesperson, he will now be transferred to a maintenance unit of the company for review.

The FAA has banned the theft of all Boeing 737 MAXs, but has allowed this type of transfer from one airport to another.

The model was responsible for accidents Ethiopian Airlines, earlier this month, and Lion Airin October, with a total of 346 people killed.

According to the New York Times (NYT), the Boeing 737 Max crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia did not have two optional safety mechanisms that would have partially helped their pilots avoid accidents.

On March 19, Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg lamented the air accidents in Ethiopia and Indonesia in an open letter in which he recognized the difficulties caused by the paralysis of the 737 MAX fleet and reiterated his commitment to improve aircraft safety.

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"Based on the facts of the accident of flight 610 Lion Air and data obtained during the investigation of the accident flight 302 of Ethiopian Airlines, we are taking steps to fully guarantee the safety of the 737 Max ", added Mr Muilenburg, reiterated the" commitment "of the company.

In the United States, Southwest Airlines is the company that has the largest number of Boeing 737 Max, with a total of 34, followed by American Airlines, the largest airline in the country, with 24.