After this series of accidents in a row, 40 nations around the world banned these aircraft from being used in their territories.forcing many airlines to suspend its use until the problem was found.
This investigation lasted two years, during which airlines such as Copa Airlines, from Panamawere forced to suspend part of their fleet, losing a large amount of money after investing in new aircraft.
In the end, it was discovered that The aircraft had a software flaw that, in specific scenarios, ignored the pilots’ commands and caused the plane to stall, causing the two accidents.
After the wait, This plane returned to the skies and everything seemed to be going smoothly. until, in January 2024, another controversy once again left these machines designed to fly on the ground.
The Alaska Airlines incident, where a plane was left without a window in mid-flightonce again aroused people’s skepticism regarding this model of aircraft, so, once again, the United States denied the possibility of these aircraft continuing to fly until they were reviewed.
This decision was made mainly by Alaska Airlines and United, which are the airlines with the largest number of 737-Max9 in the world. However, Copa Airlines and Aeroméxico also joined this measure.
Now, a previous generation of this plane began to present problems, since, after the incident in January 2024, the FAA, the United States aviation regulator, He assured that the problem with the screws that caused the problem on the Alaska plane would be present on different aircraft.