Southwest Flight 8701 returned to Orlando after pilots reported an engine problem shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was being flown to a storage facility.
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Southwest Airlines sits at a gate at Hobby Airport after arriving Wednesday, March 13, 2019, By Luz Lazo Luz Lazo Transportation reporter covering Washington's Metro, buses, Capital Bikeshare and taxis, and the region's road network Email Bio Follow March 26 at 6:04 PM A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 on its way to storage was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after departing Orlando on Tuesday afternoon.
The aircraft was being ferried to an airport in southern California with no passengers aboard, officials said. All Boeing 737 Max aircraft have been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration and are only allowed to fly in special circumstances, such as being transferred to a storage facility. [Rep. DeFazio: ‘Third party,’ not just FAA, must confirm Boeing 737 Max 8 safety fixes are good enough]
The FAA announced the grounding of more than 70 Max aircraft in operation in the United States three days after the Ethiopian Airlines crash, and following reports of similarities between that March 10 crash and the Lion Air Flight 610 plane that crashed in Indonesia on Oct. 29.The grounding of the Max aircraft has impacted thousands of travelers in recent days.
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