Ethiopian Airlines can no longer use the Boeing 737 Max

Ethiopian Airlines can no longer use the Boeing 737 Max after a fatal accident in March and if that's the case, will wait for the other airlines to use it first, said the CEO of the company Tewolde Gebremariam.

The airline will only use the plane if it, its pilots and its pbadengers are convinced that it is safesays Gebremariam to NBC News

"If we fly them again, we'll be the last airline to do it," he affirmed.

Charles Bickers, Boeing spokeswoman, said the company "He works closely with pilots, airlines and global regulators to update Max and help prevent this tragic loss of life from happening again."

Nearly 400 Max aircraft operated by dozens of airlines are suspended around the worldWhile Boeing corrects the flight control software involved in two accidents in which 346 people died, including 157 on flight 302 in Ethiopia.

The modifications made by Boeing reduce the ability of the software to tilt the nose of the aircraft under certain circumstances.and facilitate control by the pilots.

Boeing's CEO, Dennis MuilenburgHe said last month that society Chicago had made more than 130 test flights with a software update. Boeing hopes the next step, a certification flight with Federal Aviation Administration personnel, will be completed "in a close future"he remarked.

However, The final test is not yet scheduled, which raises questions about how quickly Max can return to heaven..

In the USA, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines They decided not to use their Max jets until later. Both were removed from their schedule until August, although some leaders hinted last month that the plane could be re-used sooner.

United Airlines, the only other American airline that operates the Max, He took it out of his calendars until the beginning of July.