Three years after the accident of a device of this model during a domestic flight in which 189 people died.
Indonesia lifted the flight ban on Boeing 737 MAX planes on Tuesday, three years after the accident of a device of this model during a domestic flight in which 189 people died, the Ministry of Transport said.
The director general of the Department of Civil Aviation, Novie Riyanto, said in a statement that local engineers have carried out a technical evaluation of the changes implemented by Boeing in the design of the flight control and the pilot workload for this device.
However, Indonesian-based airline pilots will have to undergo additional simulator training before they can fly the plane again, the statement added.
This model aircraft was grounded by aviation authorities around the world after two accidents in five months – in October 2018 operated by the Indonesian company Lion Air and in March 2019 by the Ethiopian airline Ethiopian Airlines – that caused the death of 346 people.
Investigations pointed to defects in the flight control system, which automatically lowered the nose of the plane, as the main cause of the accidents.
The United States lifted the Boeing 737 MAX flight ban in November 2020 after a 20-month review process and several design changes made by the aeronautical company, including a new flight control program.
After the North American country, Europe has also allowed the flight of this device since last January, a measure that has been joined by other countries such as Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan or Singapore, among others. (I)
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