CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) banned the operation of all Boeing 737 MAX models in UAE airspace, Emirates News Agency (WAM) said on Tuesday, reported news agency Reuters. GCAA added in a statement that the ban was a precautionary measure following the Ethiopian Airways crash.

Detailed explanation-2: -The list now includes the entire European Union, China and Australia, as well as airlines in Brazil, Russia, Mexico and Norway. Canada also banned the aircraft Wednesday, followed by the United States when President Donald Trump announced that the FAA would order all Boeing Max 7 and 8 jets grounded.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earlier this month, China became the last major market to approve the Boeing 737 Max after the United States allowed flights to resume in December 2020. European Union regulators gave permission in January. Brazil and Canada also have given approval.

Detailed explanation-4: -As part of a settlement in a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the Ethiopian Airlines crash victims, Boeing in 2021 declared that it alone was liable for the ET302 accident and that neither the pilots nor the airline were at fault.

Detailed explanation-5: -DGCA had banned the plane’s operations since March 2019 after two fatal accidents killed 346 people. In October 2018, 737 Max, the newest member of Boeing’s 737 narrow-body family crashed in the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta.