As scores of countries suspend operation of American made Boeing 737-8 citing safety concerns, United Arab Emirates believes the Airliner model is safe.
UAE is among the few countries and airlines that have issued statements in support of the plane.
UAE budget airline Flydubai said it remains confident in the airworthiness of the aircraft.
The United States said the plane was airworthy and did not need to be grounded, but it ordered that Boeing Co implement design changes by April. The design changes that have been in the works for months for the 737 MAX 8 fleet after a fatal crash in October.
Boeing confirmed the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement late Monday that it will deploy a software upgrade across the 737 MAX 8 fleet “in the coming weeks” as pressure mounted.
The company confirmed it had for several months “been developing a flight control software enhancement for the 737-8, designed to make an already safe aircraft even safer.”
Boeing rolled out the fuel-efficient MAX 8 in 2017 as an update to the already redesigned 50-year-old 737 and had delivered 350 MAX jets out of the total order tally of 5,011 aircraft by the end of January.
The Sunday’s crash killed all the157 passengers on board raising concerns over the safety of the plane.
The ill-fated Ethiopia Airline plane was similar to Indonesian Lion Air, which crashed in October killing all 189 passengers and crew.
Some of the nations which have grounded the model include Ethopia, China, South Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico.