Boeing may experience a major setback after its narrow-body airline 737 Max 8 in the Ethiopian Airlines fleet suffered a deadly crash on
Boeing, one of the world’s largest airliner developers and manufacturers in the United States, may experience a major setback after its narrow-body airline, Boeing 737 Max 8 in the Ethiopian Airlines fleet suffered deadly crash over the weekend.
This accident is Boeing 737 Max 8’s second crash in less than 5 months, raising safety concerns and questioning and threatening the image of the US planemaker.
In October 2018, the same model of Boeing crashed off the coast of Indonesia on Lion Air Flight 610.
As at Monday morning, 4 countries have grounded and suspended the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 jets across the world. They are Ethiopian Airlines, China, the United States and the Cayman Islands.
Site of the Boeing 737 Max 8 crash in Ethiopia
In its bulletin released on Sunday, Ethiopia Airlines says it is going ahead with the grounding of all Boeing fleets pending investigation and to further take safety precaution.
The United Nations on Monday said its team is actively investigating the situation in Ethiopia.
“We received the news of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed at 8:44 this morning with profound shock and dismay. The Boeing 737-800 crashed in Bishoftu, shortly after takeoff from Bole International Airport.
“As the UN family, we are deeply saddened by all the lives lost in this tragedy. We have lost numerous members of staff from UN agencies. We have also learnt of losses in other international organisations as well. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, close friends and colleagues of the victims of this crash”
The Boeing Company in Long Beach California, US
Boeing said it has sent a technical team to the site of the crash for support and technical assistance under the direction of the Ethiopia Accident Investigation Bureau and U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.
The US planemaker expressed sadness over the passing of the passengers and crew on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a 737 MAX 8 airplane few minutes after takeoff.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S State Department to investigate the crash
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is monitoring the situation and investigating the accident alongside the United States Department and National Transportation Safety Board, an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation with the Ethiopia aviation authority.
The outcome of the investigation may jeopardise the market value of Boeing Air across the globe. In its fourth-quarter financial report, The Boeing Company reported revenue of $28.3 billion, GAAP earnings per share of $5.93 and core earnings per share of $5.48, all company records.
Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer said strong core operating performance and customer focus, drove record revenues and earnings.