The first Airline to calls for compensation from Boeing

The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing after the crash of a plane from Ethiopian Airlines with a first claim for damages faced. As the first Airline Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing calls for compensation due to the flight ban for the model 737 MAX after the crash of such a machine in Ethiopia.

"We expect Boeing to take on this bill," said the cheap flyers on Wednesday in Oslo. The authorities in Europe said on Tuesday the deployment of the 737 MAX, due to Doubts as to the safety, after one such plane crashed on Sunday for the second Time within half a year, shortly after the flight.

Norwegian dash on Wednesday, about three dozen departures from Scandinavia, to booked passengers and a set of other aircraft. The financially ailing Airline is one of the major buyers of new, fuel-efficient Version of the Boeing 737 in Europe. In industry circles, it was said, on Boeing of the machine of Ethiopian Airlines high claims for damages to come after the crash.

The group and the US-aviation authority FAA emphasize so far, the plane was safe. The supervision is not, in the case of the first crash of a 737 MAX in Indonesia to send in October a final result of come across the cause of the disaster. According to the FAA, there is no connection between the two crashes.

For the disaster in Ethiopia, all the 157 people were on Board lost their lives. On Monday at the crash site found the Black Box of the plane to be evaluated abroad.

U.S. politicians for flight stop

Of the major aviation countries, only the US and Japan Boeing were the last machines of this type stand out. The aircraft manufacturers and the US air traffic control, the pressure to act is growing. The three major US airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and United Airlines confirmed that they had fleets confidence in their Boeing. According to your flight data the aircraft was safe.

Several U.S. senators, including the Chairman of the sub-Committee for aviation and space travel in Congress, Ted Cruz, also push for the flight ban. It would be wise to leave the aircraft temporarily not to take off until the FAA could confirm that they were safe. The Republican Cruz is planning a hearing on the two crashes.

In industry circles, it was said, in Europe, politicians have also, as the first in the UK, the Supervisory authority to Act driven. Germany, France and other countries followed within a few hours, before the European authority EASA can draw your conclusions. The concern for Trouble among the Supervisory authorities in Europe.

(fal/sda)

Created: 13.03.2019, 11:35 PM