Crash victims' families call for 737 Max to stay grounded in Europe | Lancaster And Morecambe Citizen
They claimed it is “astonishing and deeply worrying” that the planes are returning to service. A total of 346 passengers and crew died when two of the aircraft operated by Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashed in October 2018 and March 2019 respectively. The planes were grounded around the world following the second crash, over concerns about mechanical and design problems. But they returned to service in the US last month, and Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (Easa), told reporters earlier this week that “it will be cleared to fly again” i...