Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
China, Mongolia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, the Cayman Islands, Australia, Singapore have grounded their airlines' 737 MAX 8 fleet following the disastrous second 737 MAX 8 crash in Ethiopia to ensure passengers' safety.
Investigations are currently undergoing on the first two crashes of 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
MIAT Mongolian Airlines has arranged B737-800 aircraft on upcoming inaugural flights to Guangzhou and Osaka Kansai from Ulaanbaatar. It launches twice-weekly scheduled flights to Guangzhou on 31 March 2019 and in July and August 2019 resumes scheduled flights to Kansai. Its 737 MAX 8 has ceased operating flights to Suvarnabhumi and Hong Kong.
SilkAir has grounded its 737 MAX 8 fleet until further notice. It is deploying B737-800 on its inaugural scheduled flight to Busan on 1 May 2019 instead of 737 MAX 8 but flights to Hiroshima and Cairns are affected. The airline will notify passengers affected by schedule changes as a result of 737 MAX 8 flight suspensions.
Shandong Airlines has cancelled its 737 MAX 8 flights from Jinan to Singapore. There is no replacement aircraft on the route.
Aeromexico, South Africa's Comair, Royal Air Maroc, GOL of Brazil and Aerolineas Argentinas have also grounded their 737 MAX 8 fleet although the civil aviation authorities in these countries have not required the airlines to do so.
As of 12 March 2019 evening, the UK is the first European country to ban 737 MAX 8 flights. More countries are banning 737 MAX 8 flights in the coming week.
As of 14 March 2019, all 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the world including in Kazakhstan, Mauritania, the US and Canada have been grounded.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
China, Mongolia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, the Cayman Islands, Australia, Singapore have grounded their airlines' 737 MAX 8 fleet following the disastrous second 737 MAX 8 crash in Ethiopia to ensure passengers' safety.
Investigations are currently undergoing on the first two crashes of 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
MIAT Mongolian Airlines has arranged B737-800 aircraft on upcoming inaugural flights to Guangzhou and Osaka Kansai from Ulaanbaatar. It launches twice-weekly scheduled flights to Guangzhou on 31 March 2019 and in July and August 2019 resumes scheduled flights to Kansai. Its 737 MAX 8 has ceased operating flights to Suvarnabhumi and Hong Kong.
SilkAir has grounded its 737 MAX 8 fleet until further notice. It is deploying B737-800 on its inaugural scheduled flight to Busan on 1 May 2019 instead of 737 MAX 8 but flights to Hiroshima and Cairns are affected. The airline will notify passengers affected by schedule changes as a result of 737 MAX 8 flight suspensions.
Shandong Airlines has cancelled its 737 MAX 8 flights from Jinan to Singapore. There is no replacement aircraft on the route.
Aeromexico, South Africa's Comair, Royal Air Maroc, GOL of Brazil and Aerolineas Argentinas have also grounded their 737 MAX 8 fleet although the civil aviation authorities in these countries have not required the airlines to do so.
As of 12 March 2019 evening, the UK is the first European country to ban 737 MAX 8 flights. More countries are banning 737 MAX 8 flights in the coming week.
As of 14 March 2019, all 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the world including in Kazakhstan, Mauritania, the US and Canada have been grounded.
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