Given the events of recent years, it is perhaps unsurprising to see that the recently introduced Boeing 737 MAX 8 has the highest rate. Nonetheless, the aircraft's subsequent grounding, tests, fixes, and lengthy recertification process should see its rate come down substantially in the coming years. Nov. 18, 2020. The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its ban on Boeing’s 737 Max, allowing the plane to return to the skies after being grounded for more than 20 months following Lion Air Flight 610. At 6:20 AM local time on October 29, 2018, Lion Air flight 610 (a Boeing 737-MAX 8) departed from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, bound for Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang with 189 passengers and crew on board. Just 13 minutes after takeoff, air traffic control lost contact with the Lion Air flight 3 days ago · In 2018, a Lion Air flight on a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed into the ocean. The following year, an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model crashed shortly after takeoff. More than 300 people died in the two crashes. The jets were grounded in March 2019. The Boeing 737 Max was allowed to return to service late in 2020. 6 days ago · It’s fitted on the previous generation 737-900ER and the same design is on the 737 MAX 8-200, the high density version for low-cost carriers, as well as the MAX 9 and MAX 10. The US is the latest country to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, joining a list of more than 40 countries that have done so. the administration maintains the 737 Max 8 model remains safe to fly. The safe operation of other MAX variants . The core argument for most 737 MAX proponents is that the re-certified 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 have been safely operating for well over a year now - at least in some key jurisdictions. The Boeing 737 Max under construction. Credit: Boeing An incident involving a Max last week further heightened scrutiny around the jet's return, with an Air Canada aircraft on a test flight forced XBYS.