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The aircraft manufacturer Boeing is in the center of attention after the incident that occurred in one of its models operated by Alaska Airlines and which forced other companies that have the 737 Max model to stop commercial operations. In the United States, more than 170 planes remain grounded awaiting the results of inspections.
This Tuesday, January 9, shares of aircraft manufacturer Boeing fell 1.1%, their second consecutive day with losses after opening the week with a drop of 8%.
This comes as the US National Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation into the 737 Max 9 models.
Following the incident that occurred on an Alaska Airlines aircraft of that model, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the temporary grounding of 171 narrow-body Max 9 aircraft with a similar seating configuration.
That airline and the United Airlines company are the companies that operate the largest number of airplanes of that model, and they experienced problems due to not being able to operate with those airplanes and having to modify the scheduled flights.
As reported by Reuters on Monday evening, shares of both airlines initially fell but then recovered.
Other airlines, such as Indonesia's Lion Air, also decided to stop the operations of Boeing aircraft of that model and subject them to inspection processes.
According to EFE, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of that country carried out a “review and evaluation” of the three Boeing airplanes, the only ones of this model operated in the country, and decided to leave them on the ground from last Saturday until further notice, he points out. in a statement issued this Tuesday.
Other companies that have this Boeing model in their fleet are the Panamanian Copa Airlines, the Mexican Aeroméxico, Iceland Air, Turkish Airlines and FlyDubai. These companies also decided to study their ships and not operate them until further notice.
The Boeing 737 Max, in the sights of the authorities
This latest incident has once again put the Boeing 737 Max planes in the spotlight, which were grounded in much of the world for about two years after two accidents with the 737 Max 8 model in which 346 people died, in Indonesia and Ethiopia, in 2019 and 2020.
Due to these accidents, Boeing lost nearly $20 billion, complicating the company's finances, which had to invest in updates to its onboard navigation systems.
Meanwhile, Airbus shares closed up 2.5% on Monday. The European plane maker has expanded its market share since the two Boeing accidents.
Airbus delivered 735 aircraft last year, surpassing Boeing and remains the world's largest aircraft manufacturer for the fifth year in a row.
With EFE and Reuters
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