Singapore Temporarily Suspends Boeing 737 MAX Operations
March 11 2019 - 11:34PM
Dow Jones News
By Gaurav Raghuvanshi
SINGAPORE--The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said it has
temporarily suspended operation of all variants of the Boeing Co.
737 MAX aircraft into and out of Singapore after two fatal
accidents involving the aircraft type in less than five months.
The suspension is effective 2 p.m. local time, which is 0600 GMT
Tuesday.
Singapore Airlines Ltd.'s regional arm SilkAir, which operates
six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, will be affected by the suspension.
Other airlines that fly the aircraft to Singapore are China
Southern Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Shandong Airlines and Thai
Lion Air, the regulator said.
The CAAS said it has been in regular contact with SilkAir on its
MAX operations since last year and has been satisfied that the
airline has been taking appropriate measures to comply with the
necessary safety requirements.
The regulator said it is also in touch with other regulators
such as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, and Boeing.
Write to Gaurav Raghuvanshi at gaurav.raghuvanshi@wsj.com
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March 11, 2019 23:19 ET (03:19 GMT)
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