Aerolineas Argentinas suspended suspected Boeing flights

Aerolíneas Argentinas has suspended the flights of the Boeing 737 MAX, the same model of air crash in Ethiopia and Indonesia.

"The decision is contingent upon technical reports on the event featuring such an aircraft from Ethiopian Airline.s. And this was taken after the joint badysis conducted with ANAC, the regulator of the aviation sector in the country, "said the company in a statement.

He added: "For Aerolíneas Argentinas, the most important value is safety. It's the goal that guides all your homework. Since the beginning of its operation with the Boeing 737 MAX 8, in November 2017, the company has carried out 7,550 flights in complete safety and efficiency. Currently, out of the 82 aircraft in the Aerolíneas fleet, five are B737 MAX 8 "models.

"To this end, pbadengers making regular trips aboard 737 Max 8 will be moved in different models from the rest of the vast fleet of our company to continue to provide a quality service to our customers. In the case of a flight to be reprogrammed by this decision, the company will communicate directly with the pbadengers concerned, "the statement said.

Aerolineas Argentinas has five Boeing 737 Max 8 agents in its fleet. As he knew Infobae, the airline was the first company in the region to integrate this type of aircraft, all between 2017 and 2018.

On Monday night, the board of the Airline Pilots Association (APLA) had asked him to suspend the flights of the Boeing 737 MAX.

"The decisions made by other airlines that have suspended the Boeing 737 MAX operation for the time being and the lack of definition on the part of this company or other regulatory bodies determine, preventive title, obligation to avoid the risk factors that would result from accidents occurring ", supports the statement.

The plane crash of Ethiopian Airlines, which killed 157 people over the last Sunday, has set off new alarms in the global air navigation business. The sinister ship was a Boeing 737 Max 8. It is the same model that crashed during an accident occurred in October 2018 in the Indonesian airline Lion Air, during which 189 people are dead. The 737 Max began flying in May 2017 and, in the case of accidents, it was aircraft that had just left the factory.

The first commercial flight of a Boeing 737 Max 8 Airlines was made on February 5, 2018 with a transfer to the city of Neuquén. Since then, the flights of the five aircraft of this model have been used for cabotage routes and various destinations in the region. Depending on the need for programming, these planes travel to Brazil, Uruguay or Chile. The most distant airport that Max 8 Airlines often goes to is in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

The Boeing 737 Max 8 was under the scrutiny of specialists in recent hours for both accidents occurring in less than six months. It is suspected that in both incidents, technical failures were at the origin of the fatal outcome.