The directive puts Rwanda on the list of countries that have suspended the flights of the airplanes including USA, China, Singapore, and Indonesia among others. <\/p>\n
There airplanes have been reportedly involved in two fatal accident over the past five months.
\nThe accident in which Boeing 737-8 Max belonging Ethiopian Airlines was involved took place last Sunday and follows another of the plane belonging to Lion Air Flight from Indonesia which took lives of 189. <\/p>\n
RCA has released a statement informing pilots and aircrafts operators of any Boeing 737-8 Max and Boeing 737-9 Max not to conduct any flight in Rwanda\u2019s airspace effective until further notice. <\/p>\n
Both crafts belonging to Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air flight involved in fatal accidents recently were brand new and crashed few minutes after taking off. <\/p>\n
So far, 50 countries including Rwanda, Tunisia and Ethiopia have suspended these aircrafts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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