BEIJING, Mar 12 (APP):China Tuesday said that it would resume operations of Boeing 737 Max8 after getting guarantee of security of the aircraft and confirmation that there was no risk to the security of passengers.
“China Civil Aviation Authority will remain in touch with the US authorities and the Boeing company in this regard,”Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Lu Kang said during his routine briefing held here.
When asked as to how long it would take to resume operations, he said, “We don’t have a timetable yet.”
The spokesperson pointed out that not only China but many other countries were also grounding commercial operation of this aircraft.
It may be mentioned that a number of countries have grounded Boeing’s 737 Max8 medium-haul workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.
The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type as the Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October, killing 189 passengers and crew — with some detecting similarities between the two accidents.
There are some 350 of the 737 Max planes currently in service around the world and while some countries and airlines have opted to ground the planes, others are continuing to fly the aircraft pending an investigation into the crash and possible guidance from Boeing itself.
