In this special installment we will talk about the Boeing 737 MAX in Ecuador, Latinoamérica and the world, that after the Ethiopian Airlines accident, isá staying on the ground.
It is known púwhat happened last weekend, where 2 terrible accidentséprisoners, one in Colombia and another in Ethiopiaía, happened and left the aviation in mourningóworld no, but without any doubt, the second has had a greater and a halfáethical resonance.
The Ethiopian Airlines crash minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, main air baseínea, they turned on the alarms of the users, authorities and airíBoeing operating lines 737 MAX specíphysically of the model 8. ¿Becauseé? It is the second accident of this precise model in less than 6 months and in apparent, situations to beístill very similar.
For this reason, since Sunday 10 of March, authorities and airíneas have begun to ground planes Boeing 737 MAX and hereí we will update cóhow the operation develops minute by minuteón of this aircraft, where they are 68 aerolílines that operate it and más de 350 aircraft flying in the world and más de 5.000 aircraft on orders placed.
Ecuador
Let's start with the país basis of the blog NLARENAS.com, hereí currently they are úonly two aerosolsídenies who operate the Boeing 737 MAX 8, which are:
American Airlines
the airínea has in its fleet a total of 24 planes Boeing 737 MAX 8, with whom he flies daily to Quito on his 2 daily frequencies. It's an operationóin the beginningó the 3 April as the second international destination of this Aerol aircraftínea. further, the airínea teníhas planned to begin operations with this aircraft as wellén a guayaquil since may.
He Iércoles 13, American Airlines, after FAA order, He has grounded his entire fleet of 24 boeing aircraft 737 MAX 8.
With this, the flights to Quito sufferán modifications, so you caníWe love to see from cancellations to shippingíor other equipment such as Boeing 767 o el Boeing 737-800NG.
GOAL
Brazilñto which startó flights to Quito receivedén the 27 from December to 2018 and he did it with his más new and modern aircraft, the boeing 737 MAX 8. the airínea operates in Quito oníthe mars, Thursdays and Sundays with these planes.
It should be noted, that the aerosolínea has already temporarily suspended the operationón of the MAX 8 in its fleet and indicateó that all its international operations, including Quito, followán operand, but beán made with Boeing 737-800NG models, so the operationón al Marshal Sucre couldíto have modifications in your itinerary with a stop téconical in Manaus, Brazil.
Latinoamérica
In our regionón sound 4 the aerosolsílines that currently operate the Boeing model 737 MAX and its versions.
GOAL
As we already mentioned above, GOL has grounded its fleet of 7 aeronaves Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Aeroméxico
The main airíMexican company has indicated that leavingá on land tooén temporarily, his fleet of 6 Boeing model aircraft 737 MAX 8, although at the beginning he indicatedó that will keepíto your operations and confidence in this aircraft.
Aerolíneas Argentinas
At the moment, the airínea has indicated that leavingá on their land 5 aeronaves Boeing 737 MAX 8, until they are resolved or there is máwith informationón about what happened, you too, This measure comes hand in hand with strong pressureón by the pilot unions.
Copa Airlines
for the airínea panamañIt is important to indicate that the same account úonly in its fleet with Boeing model airplanes 737 MAX 9, aircraft that have not been involved in the accidents, but anyway, paípeople in the world have been forced to remain grounded.
After the instructionón of the FAA and in coordinationón with the Panamanian authorityña, Copa has landed its fleet of 6 boeing aircraft 737 MAX 9 temporarily until further notice.
World
in the rest of the planet, the situationóThe operation of the MAX has beenún más wide and are at least 150 aircraft already on the ground and 27 aerolíaffected neas.
The PAíthat have temporarily banned the operationón del Boeing 737 MAX in their versions 7, 8 and 9 in their territories are:
- China
- Singapore
- Ethiopiaía
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Italy
- Poland
- Germany
- Malaysia
- South Korea
- India
- Emirates ÁUnited Arabs
- Canadaá
- USA
I decided itón máIt's important for Boeing's present 737 MAX gave it EASA – European Security Agency Aéarea by prohibiting any flight operated by this aircraft within its jurisdiction.ón.
Al díto next and how úlast aero entityáutica in pronouncing, The FAA together with Boeing have indicated and given the order víand hurtín que se suspenda toda operationón worldwide Boeing aircraft 737 MAX in all its models. Although there is no date or time when the aircraft will beán on land, It is clear the great impactón that tenderán the operations of all airlinesílines that operate this aircraft, especially, the majors like American Airlines.
With the prohibitions of these países, más own aerosolíairlines that have left their planes voluntarily and preventively, the list of the aerolílines that have stopped operating for now the Boeing 737 MAX son:
- China Southern
- Air China
- SpiceJet
- Hainan Airlines
- Shanghai Airlines
- Xiamen Airlines
- Lion Air
- Jet Airways
- Shandong Airlines
- Shenzhen Airlines
- SilkAir
- Ethiopian Airlines
- China Eastern
- Lucky Air
- Cayman Airways
- Eastar Jet
- Fiji Airways
- Fuzhou Airlines
- 9 Air
- Kunming Airlines
- Okay Airways
- Norwegian
- Garuda Indonesia
- Comair
- Icelandair
- TUI
- Turkish Airlines
- LOT
- Royal Air Morocco
- Flydubs
- Oman Air
- Sunwing
- Spicejet
- SCAT
- S7 Airlines
- Air Canada
- Westjet
- American Airlines
- United Airlines
- Southwest
We will continue expanding permanently.




there are planes 737 MAX used by American Airlines to travel to the United States
Yeah right.
Excellent information Nicholas, a question, the 737 9Max of Copa Airlines are used on flights from Quito?
No, Copa does not use the MAX to Ecuador at the moment.