The major roadblock could even spell the end of the flight giant’s global dominance of the market.
The carrier had been using five of the planes and awaiting delivery of 25 more. But Chicago-based Boeing said it did not intend to issue any new recommendations about the aircraft to its customers. Boeing said in a statement it was “deeply saddened” by the crash on Sunday, but it had no reason to pull its popular aircraft from the skies.
“Some of them, as you know, they are very distressed,” Mr Macharia said. “They are in shock like we are. They are grieving.” Both Addis Ababa and Nairobi are major hubs for humanitarian workers, and some had been on their way to a large UN environmental conference set to begin on Monday in Nairobi. The UN flag at the event flew at half-staff.Source:AP
Given that two of the same model have fallen out of the sky within a short time frame I would have thought all airlines would have grounded them by now
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