China's aviation regulator gained global attention when it became the first...
SHANGHAI - China’s aviation regulator gained global attention when it became the first to ground Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft following Sunday’s deadly plane crash in Ethiopia.
Its state media outlets such as the People's Daily newspaper have since Monday crowed about how the country was the first to do so and called for Boeing to ensure the safety of the plane. It has also overseen the improvement of Chinese airlines’ overall safety record after a series of crashes in the 1990s and early 2000s.The CAAC asked Chinese airlines to stop flying the planes early on Monday, as the Ethiopian Airlines crash appeared to have similarities to the Lion Air crash in October involving the same plane.
However, the CAAC’s confidence has increased with the growth of the country’s aviation industry, which is expected to overtake the United States as the world’s largest in the next decade. Beijing is also eager to develop its own fledgling commercial aircraft sector. Boeing competes fiercely for business in China against European rival Airbus and in December opened its first 737 completion plant in the country, installing interiors and paints liveries.
In 2015, Boeing said that its activity in China contributed up to $1 billion annually to the Chinese economy.The CAAC’s Li told media that the grounding was due to safety concerns and not trade frictions.
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