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The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has said that it will not ground the Boeing 737 airplane in spite of the pressure from senators and various workers’ unions to do so.

The aviation authority said there was no reason to suspend the service of the Boeing aircraft in its review which said there are “no systemic performance issues”, BBC reports.

The Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed on Sunday, March 10, killed all the 157 people that were on board, and that was the second accident that would be involving the Boeing aircraft model in five months.

Following the recent crash, many countries like the UK, China, the European Union and Australia have stopped the service of the plane from their airspace.

Ted Cruz, a Republican senator did not agree with the aviation authority, saying it will be wise for the US to ground the plane even if it is temporarily.

He said: “I believe it would be prudent for the US likewise to temporarily ground 737 Max aircraft until the FAA confirms the safety of these aircraft and their passengers."

Other senators like Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal also commented on the issue by saying that the plane should be grounded until FAA can confidently assure of the flight safety of the airplane.

Mitt Romney, another Republican senator also agreed with other senators that the plane should be suspended from working, saying the causes of the recent crashes of the plan need to be properly looked into.

He said: "Out of an abundance of caution for the flying public, the FAA should ground the 737 Max 8 until we investigate the causes of recent crashes and ensure the plane's airworthiness."

However, the aviation authority said they no union or other authorities had given them any data that would give them the basis to ground the plane.

The Boeing company also said that it had in recent months been working on developing a control system software, and said it is confident about the safety of their aircraft to fly.

Source: Legit.ng

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