Air Canada, WestJet will continue to fly Boeing 737 Max 8 after Ethiopia crash GlobeBusiness
. Other airlines also grounded their Max 8s, including in Morocco and South Africa. But airlines in Canada, the United States and elsewhere on Monday said they are confident in the Boeing 737 Max 8’s safety.
An Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max that crashed on Sunday was fitted with a system called MCAS, or Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System. MCAS is intended to help prevent a stall, but could surprise pilots unfamiliar with its action of lowering the plane's nose. A Lion Air 737 that crashed in October was also fitted with MCAS.
Air Canada and WestJet on Monday reiterated comments they made on Sunday that they are confident in the safety of the Max 8. “What is my sense of things? That goes to an emotional response – which I don’t think is appropriate,” said Mr. Perry. “We don’t know enough about this incident to call into question the safety of an airplane or an industry. We’ll wait for the data.”
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