Argentina has closed its airspace at Boeing 737 Max 8

The National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) has decided to prohibit certified air operators in Argentina from operating the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and not to allow overflight of these aircraft throughout the national airspace.

It has done so through resolution 2019-194-APN-ANAC-MTR, which will then be published in the Official Journal. In the recitals, it is stated that "due to well-known public facts, the safety of Boeing 737-8 Max and 737-9 Max of the Aircraft Operations brand".

The National Directorate of Operational Security (DNSO) of the Administration of National Civil Aviation "proposed to temporarily leave the ground and even prevent the overflight of Argentine territory from all types of 39 Boeing 737-8 Max and 737-9 Max brand aircraft immediately and until the investigation activities of the most recent accident with the aircraft model in question lead to conclusions justifying the lifting of the measure ", he says.

He refers to the fact that "the same temperament has been adopted by other aeronautical authorities around the world, in accordance with the public recommendation of the manufacturer and in order to ensure safe operation until the causes of the accidents occurred. 29 October 2018 be clarified on 10 March 2019, respectively in the Republic of Indonesia and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. "

In this regard, Anac has decided to ban the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 "by all certified operators of the Argentine Republic", as well as "the overflight of aircraft" throughout the national territory.

Exceptionally, it is stated that "special flight authorizations may be issued for the aircraft in question, so that it may be transferred to its hangar for repair, modification or modification purposes. or maintenance, or for other similar purposes, which shall be carried out exclusively without pbadengers on board ".

Aerolineas Argentinas had already announced Monday the suspension of commercial activities of its five Boeing 737 MAX 8, after the accident involving a similar Ethiopian Airlines aircraft and causing the death of 157 people. Less than five months earlier, a plane from Lion Air had landed on the Java Sea, killing 189 people.