European airlines can continue to fly their Boeing aircraft, despite the recent incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX 9 in the US. This was announced by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Sunday. The U.S. aviation watchdog FAA said on Saturday that some of the 737 Max 9 aircraft must remain on the ground. The reason for this announcement is Friday’s incident at the Portland airport with an Alaska Airlines aircraft. In the process, a small piece of the MAX 9’s fuselage suddenly disappeared after takeoff. EASA has taken up the call of the US regulator, but says that airlines in its member countries in Europe do not have aircraft with the same specifications. This does not mean that there are no 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying around Europe at all. Corendon has two in its fleet, a spokesperson confirmed to various media after reporting by Hart van Nederland. However, according to her, those planes are built slightly differently than those in the US. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has assured Corendon that it is not necessary to ground the aircraft. (Photo: Shutterstock).
