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EASA has just banned 737 MAX jets throughout Europe. https://www.easa.europa.eu/newsroom-and-events/press-releases/easa-suspends-all-boeing-737-max-operations-

• cesarb 8y ago
  The official directives seem to be these ones: https://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/EASA_AD_2019_0051_E.pdf/EAD_2019-0051-E_1 https://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/EASA_AD_2019_0051_E.pdf/EAD_2... and https://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/EASA_SD_2019_01.pdf/SD_SD-2019-01_1 https://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/EASA_SD_2019_01.pdf/SD_SD-201... In particular, ferry flights are allowed with certain limitations.
  • avar 8y ago
    From the notice: > "[...]do not operate the aeroplane, except that a single non-commercial ferry flight (up to three flight cycles) may be accomplished to return the aeroplane to a location where the expected corrective action(s) can be accomplished.". Doesn't this just say the 737 MAX can be flown only to undergo future maintenance that'll resolve whatever the current issue is, unless another notice is posted clearing it?
• YinglingLight 8y ago
  It's a shame there's so much money involved in this (billions), the passengers on that particular Ethiopian flight so shady (russian mob + exotic meat CEO), that rational discourse is guaranteed to take a backburner to politics.
  • cerebellum42 8y ago
    Your comment is the first I'm reading about it, all the news articles I've seen have been focused on the actual issues. So...
    • blattimwind 8y ago
      It's meta-derailing; instead of directly attempting to derail, you just post something along the lines of "Well this won't be investigated properly because others put forth ${original derailing argument}". Of course, usually no "others [ever] put forth".