Ethiopian Airlines returns B737 fleet back to the skies
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Airlines flew the B737 MAX aicraft back to the skies on Tuesday on an inaugural flight from Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, months after the global suspension of the aircraft.
The Airlines said the aicraft returned to the skies with the launch flight having on board the Board Chairman and Executives, Boeing Executives, Ministers, Ambassadors, government officials, journalists and customers.
Commenting on the return of the B737 MAX to service, Ethiopian Group CEO Tewolde GebreMariam said, “Safety is the top most priority at Ethiopian Airlines and it guides every decision we make and all actions we take."
The Airlines grounded its fleet of the B737 MAX after an accident occurred on a flight to Nairobi from its hub in Addis Ababa, which led to a near global suspension of all flights on the Boeing commercial aircraft model.
Tewolde said in a statement that it was in line with this guiding principle that the airlines was now returning the B737 MAX to service, not only after the recertification by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), EASA of Europe, Transport Canada and and other regulatory bodies but also after the fleet type’s return to service by 36 airlines around the world.
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