Fiji Airways, the only carrier that flies the Boeing 737 max 8 into New Zealand, will continue to use the aircraft as other airlines have grounded their fleets after the second crash involving the new model in just five months.
A Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa yesterday, March 10, killing all 157 people on board.
The accident is eerily similar to an October crash last year in which a 737 Max 8 flown by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on the plane.
TVNZ’s John Campbell explains, following the aviation disaster on March 10.
The accidents have led to Ethiopian Airlines, Cayman Islands airlines and all China based airlines grounding their 737 Max 8 planes while waiting on safety assurances.
Fiji Airways says it has full confidence in the airworthiness of its two Boeing 737 Max 8's which fly between Nadi and New Zealand.
New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority are now talking to aviation safety regulators in Fiji.
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