Colombia prohibits the operations and overflights of Boeing's B737 Max aircraft

L & # 39; plane B737 Max-8 and B737 Max-9, conceived by Boeing and whose employment was banned by Europe and by twenty countries after the accident occurred in Ethiopia, making 157 dead, will not be able to operate in Colombia nor of fly over its airspace, announced Wednesday an official source.

The Civil Aeronautics of Colombia (Aerocivil) said in a statement that it has maintained "ongoing consultations with other civil aviation authorities, including the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) of the United States, "who" notified their decision to prohibit the operation of said aircraft ".

Therefore, Aerocivil said that "from today, they will not be able to operate the B737 Max aircraft on the national territory, nor to fly over the airplanes. Colombian airspace ".

According to the entity, To date, no Colombian airline uses B737 Max-8 and B737 Max-9 aircraft..

In addition, Aerocivil explained that "foreign operators Aeromexico and Panama Cup, according to the latest published information, they had already decided to suspend the operation of this aircraft while getting more information about the probable cause of the accidents occurred. "

On the 10th of March, an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed near Addis Ababa and caused the death of 157 people.

The black boxes, which will be sent abroad for badysis, will be crucial in clarifying the cause of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 accident.

Six minutes after the start of the flight, the pilot reported "difficulties" and asked to return to the Ethiopian airport. This request had been accepted, but the plane had crashed about 42 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, thus making all the occupants.

The 157 dead belonged to 35 nationalities, mainly from Kenya, Ethiopia and Canada, as well as to 22 members of several UN agencies and two Spanish.

The tragedy has caused many countries to ban this week in their airspace the use of Boeing 737 MAX 8 because of doubts about their safety.

The accident occurred after another company, the Boeing 737 MAX 8, in October 2018 Lion Air It will crash in Indonesia 12 minutes after takeoff, according to one of the black boxes due to automatic system failures, making 189 dead.

Ethiopian Airlines It is the largest airline in Africa, with many flights not only to international destinations but also to the mainland itself, and with a very good reputation in aviation safety.

The last recorded accident of this company occurred on January 25, 2010, when a Boeing 737-800 fell into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after the start of his trip from Beirut to Addis Ababa and killed 90 people.