Canada continues to operate Boeing 737 despite Ethiopian crash
Canadian Transport Minister, Marc Garneau, Tuesday told reporters Montreal that his country will continue to operate normal Boeing 737 schedule despite the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy.
Speaking to reporters in Montreal, Garneau said it would be "premature" to ground all 41 of those planes currently owned by Canadian air carriers even though it's the second such deadly crash for a Boeing 737 Max 8 model in less than six months.
When asked about the crash of a similar plane in November 2018, Garneau said Canadian regulators don't want to "jump to conclusions" despite the similarities between the Indonesian and Ethiopian incidents.
"I would, without any hesitation, board an aircraft of that type at this particular time. I'm reassuring Canadians that we will determine what the cause was of the Ethiopian crash," he said. "This plane already has millions of miles of flying."
The Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed on Sunday killing all 157 aboard, including 18 Canadians.
