Australia lifts ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft 2 minutes read
Sydney, Australia, Feb 26 (efe-epa).- Australia announced Friday that it was lifting the ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operating to and from the country imposed two years ago following deadly crashes involving the plane in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019 respectively, which killed 346 people.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) said that its decision comes after the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) deemed the aircraft safe to fly again.
“We have accepted the comprehensive return-to-service requirements specified by the FAA as State of Design for the 737 MAX and are confident that the aircraft are safe,” CASA’s Acting CEO and Director of Aviation Safety, Graeme Crawford said in a statement.