The Norwegian airline Norwegian is claiming damages for stopping the flight of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with the US aircraft manufacturer. It is obvious that the costs of the temporary start-up ban on brand new aircraft would also be borne by those who made these machines, a company spokesman said today.
Norwegian is now trying to absorb the failures with other aircraft, rebookings and as little inadequacies for the passengers. The airline uses its 18 models of the long-haul type.
In the United States continue in operation
Norwegian had decided after the fatal crash of a passenger plane in Ethiopia with 157 dead to bring all Boeing 737 Max 8 of their fleet until further notice from the air. Due to recommendations of the European aviation authorities, the machines remained on the ground until further notice, the airline had informed yesterday.
Boeing, on the other hand, insists that the aircraft is airworthy. The company wants to wait for the investigations in Ethiopia. And unlike most parts of the world, machines in the US, where so many fly, can remain in the air. Unlike the EU aviation authority sees the US counterpart FAA so far no reason to pronounce a flight ban.
Ethiopia can not evaluate black boxes themselves
The black boxes of the Boeing passenger aircraft crashed in Ethiopia apparently have to be examined abroad. There is not the necessary technical equipment to read the data in Ethiopia, said yesterday a spokesman for the airline Ethiopian Airlines.
„It could be that they are sent abroad.“ Previously, airline chief Tewolde Gebremariam had said to the US station CNN that may be the US or a „closer to Europe“ for a quick investigation.
