An aviation analyst has said that the crash this morning of an Ethiopian airplane Boeing 737 Max will send jitters across the aviation indystry
While commenting on the aircraft type that used for the operation of Ethiopian airlines flight ET 302 that crashed this morning, Alex Macheras on his tweeter handle @Alexinair said, “It’s a very safe aircraft; but of course this accident will send jitters across the industry.”
*The aircraft that has been involved in the accident today is less than four months old. It was delivered to Ethiopia in mid-November, when it flew from the United States, made a fuel stop in Ireland, and was delivered to Addis Ababa, which is hub of the Ethiopian Airlines,” he added.
“It’s a very safe aircraft,” Macheras said, “but of course this accident will send jitters across the industry.”
He said new aircraft “do have their hiccups” but that is not to say they are unsafe or more prone to being involved in accidents.
“There are certain advisories for lots of new aircrafts and that’s perfectly normal as they enter the market place,” he added.
The Boeing 737 MAX was initiated in response to Airbus’s A320 Neo. Both planes feature modifications to make the aircraft more fuels efficient.
