Flights suspended and vital questions remain after second Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash within five months
- Written by Geoffrey Dell, Associate Professor/Discipline Leader Accident Investigation and Forensics, CQUniversity Australia
Australia’s decision to suspend all Boeing 737 Max 8 flights in and out of the country appears to be a prudent precaution.
It comes after two fatal accidents overseas involving the aircraft. On Sunday, 157 people died when Ethiopian Airlines flight JT610crashed minutes after takeoff. In October last year 189 people died when Lion Air’s f...