The decision, in defiance of U.S. requests, is the latest sign of the world’s growing distrust of the United States on aviation safety issues
. While U.S. regulators and Boeing have continued to insist that the Max 8 is safe, most other countries have ordered the grounding of the aircraft, leaving the United States increasingly isolated on the safety issue.
Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced on Wednesday that while the exact cause of the crash remains unknown, Canada is ordering the grounding of all Max 8 planes. This means that the United States is the only major country still allowing the planes to fly.The Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 crashed just six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board, including 18 Canadians.
Several other pilots in the United States, China, Indonesia and elsewhere have complained of difficulties in controlling the airplane, according to a growing number of media reports from around the world this week. Two separate Max 8 airplanes have crashed within minutes of takeoff over the past five months. In the previous incident, a Lion Air Max 8 in Indonesia crashed just 13 minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board. Both were newly delivered planes.
Ethiopian Airlines officials told reporters on Wednesday that they have decided to send the voice and data recorders to European safety experts, although they have not yet chosen the country where the recorders will be analyzed. That decision is expected within the next day. The airline did not publicly explain the reasons for its decision.
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