Canada grounded Boeing Max aircraft Wednesday, saying it had received new data that increased safety concerns around the type.
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Canada grounded Boeing Max aircraft Wednesday, saying it had received new data that increased safety concerns around the type.
Sunwing announced Tuesday it would suspend Max 8 operations, citing “evolving commercial reasons unrelated to safety.”
Air Canada suspended non-stop flights from Halifax and St. John’s to London-Heathrow after UK authorities grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
The FAA said it has “not been provided data to draw any conclusions or take any actions” after the second crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in less than five months.
Canada’s Transport minister says more information is needed before is supporting a decision by Air Canada, Sunwing and Westjet to keep flying their Boeing 737 Max 8s in the wake of two fatal crashes.
Chinese aviation authorities ordered the country’s Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft grounded after a crash in Ethiopia killed 157 people.