The FAA grounded the entire Boeing 737 MAX fleet, a day after the agency said the planes were safe to fly. The U.S. ban occurred as more nations suspended flights of the jets following the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash. WSJ's Robert Wall explains the FAA's reversal. Photo: GettyThe crashes of two Boeing Co. 737 MAX planes within five months are prompting regulators and pilots to reassess the bare minimum amount of training crews are required to complete before flying the new model. They are also reigniting broader debate across the aviation industry about whether overall experience levels among some crews are adequate when flights encounter trouble.
Source: Wall Street Journal March 18, 2019 19:33 UTC