China maintains ban on Boeing 737 MAX flights

The Chinese aviation regulators will not allow even the troubled jet Boeing 737 MAX to fly into the larger company market due to persistent security problems, despite the US has lifted the ban on commercial flights.

Boeing’s best-selling aircraft was grounded worldwide early last year following two crashes that killed 346 passengers.

It has since gone through lengthy testing and approval processes with aviation regulators around the world.

But the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said Friday that “there was no fixed timetable” for flights to resume, according to state broadcaster CCTV, dealing a severe blow to the aircraft-building giant.

China was the first to suspend the plane’s flights.

The governor added that the results of investigations on fatalities in Indonesia and Ethiopia “must be clarified” and that the improvements in the design of the aircraft must be “effective” and “receive approval.”

The US Federal Aviation Administration approved the aircraft’s commercial flight operations on Wednesday.

The incidents are believed to be linked to a faulty anti-stall system called MCAS, according to the results of the accident investigation.

Feng Zhenglin, director of CAAC, said in October that the rapid plane’s landing by China was based on “zero tolerance” against potential security risks.

Boeing said last week that it expects China to purchase more than 8,600 new planes worth $ 1.4 trillion over the next two decades, upping its forecasts as domestic travel to China has returned to pre-outbreak levels. .

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