Ethiopia crash uk bans boeing 737 max jets from its airspace

Yes, that's correct. Following the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10, 2019, which killed all 157 people on board, the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) banned Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from its airspace.

The UK was one of the first countries to take action, announcing the ban on March 12, 2019. The CAA cited concerns over the safety of the aircraft and the need to protect passengers and crew.

The ban was implemented in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash, which was the second fatal accident involving a Boeing 737 MAX in less than six months. The first crash occurred on October 29, 2018, when a Lion Air flight crashed in Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board.

The UK's ban was followed by many other countries, including the European Union, Canada, Australia, and China, which also grounded their Boeing 737 MAX fleets.

The ban was lifted in the UK in January 2021, after Boeing completed a software update and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the aircraft as airworthy.

Here's a timeline of the events:

It's worth noting that the ban was not just limited to the UK, but many countries around the world took similar action to ground the Boeing 737 MAX fleet until the safety issues were addressed.