US allows local airlines to use Boeing 737 MAX after tragedy in Ethiopia, but will order changes

United States will order Boeing make modifications to the 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 models, including the MCAS control system, after Sunday's fatal crash in Ethiopia, in which 157 people died. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has since ensured that This will allow local airlines to operate with these models.

The American aircraft manufacturer must comply with the request "no later than April", badured the FAA, which decided not to immobilize the 737 MAX 8 fleet on land, contrary to what is established in Indonesia and China.

US aviation security officials had badured that they would take all necessary measures if they detected safety issues related to the Boeing 737 MAX 8, after the fall of two of these aircraft at the time. during the last five months.

"The Federal Aviation Administration is constantly evaluating and monitoring the safety performance of US commercial aircraft," the FAA said in a statement Monday. "If we identify a problem that affects security, the FAA will take immediate and appropriate action."

However, they then clarified that the "the research is just beginning and to this day We have not received data to draw conclusions or take action. "

According to the slogan The Wall Street Journal, changes are made to the software as well as updates to certain pilot and crew training manuals to highlight the details of the lock prevention system and how to disable it in the event of a malfunction.

Boeing is in the spotlight after the crash of a 737 MAX 8 of Ethiopian Airlines, in which 157 people died, and which took several countries, including China, to immobilize one of the flagship models of the American aerospace giant.

North American airlines have 74 planes MAX 8 and MAX 9, while in the world, 387 are in use.

After the accident, Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, has suspended the use of these aircraft, an initiative followed by others, such as the Moroccan company Royal Air Morocco and the Mongolian MIAT Mongolian Airlines.

At the same time, the Indonesian and Chinese authorities have banned all airlines in their country from flying with these new models, if they had any in their fleet.

Strong fall in stock market shares

Boeing lost nearly 13 billion market capitalization (-5.33%) Monday on Wall Street after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines plane.

The decline in the company, however, was lower than it feared from its 12% decline before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange and, over the course of the day, which was positive for the market in general, its losses they moderated