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Boeing insists 737 MAX 8 aircraft is safe after Ethiopian Airlines crash

Air
James Chapple
12 March 2019

Boeing insists its new 737 MAX 8 aircraft is safe despite it being involved in a second fatal crash less than two years after entering service.

The 737 Max has been grounded for nearly two years

Boeing's 737 Max has been beset by a series of setbacks since its launch in 2016

Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 to Nairobi came down shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa on Sunday (March 10). All 157 people on board, 149 passengers and eight crew, were killed.