Singapore and Australia to ban the use of Boeing 737 MAX

Following the Ethiopia plane crash, Singapore and Australia banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX. The Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines had crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Adaba, on Sunday. All the 157 passengers were confirmed dead in the plane crash.

It is reported that CAAS, The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said in a statement that it was “temporarily suspending operation of all variants of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out of Singapore in light of two fatal accidents involving Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in less than five months”.

Singapore authorities said that their suspension will take effect from 2pm local time (06:00 GMT). They said that the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, have six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

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