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Ethiopian Airlines sceptical over taking delivery of remaining B737 MAX orders

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Logistics Update Africa
Ethiopian Airlines sceptical over taking delivery of remaining B737 MAX orders

November 18, 2019: Ethiopian Airlines has not finalised the decision on taking more deliveries of the B737 MAX, the jet grounded worldwide in the wake of crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia, said Tewolde Gebremariam, the airlines' group CEO, as Boeing completes revision to the aircraft’s design.

As reported by Bloomberg on whether he supported changes to software and training being finalised by Boeing, Gebremariam stated at the Dubai Airshow, “It is still work in progress.

We will have to see it completed and the result of the further tests that are still to come.”

Earlier in March this year, the crash of B737 MAX of Ethiopian and Lion Air accident in Indonesia, killed a total of 346 people.

Further, suggesting an automated system erroneously pointed the planes’ noses down repeatedly after take-off.

Asked whether Ethiopian Airlines would take any further deliveries of 20 B737 MAX, which is on order, he said, “We have not yet decided.”

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