Japan joins global ban on flights of Boeing 737 MAX


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| 2019/03/14 | 168 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY

Japan on Thursday joined a global ban on flights of Boeing's 737 MAX planes in the wake of Sunday's crash of the medium-haul jets, which killed all 157 people aboard, officials said.The land and transport ministry ordered overseas carriers not to fly Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to any airports in Japan."The ban won't be lifted until we can confirm its safety," the official told AFP.No Japanese airline companies possess Boeing 737 MAX planes, while All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to buy 30 units o...(…)

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