Stakes Rise for Boeing as EU, Canada Step up Scrutiny of 737 MAX After Crashes

Stakes Rise for Boeing as EU, Canada Step up Scrutiny of 737 MAX After Crashes
FILE PHOTO: A man watches debris at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
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PARIS/WASHINGTON/ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—Europe and Canada said they would seek their own guarantees over the safety of Boeing’s 737 MAX, further complicating plans to get the aircraft flying worldwide after they were grounded in the wake of two accidents killing more than 300 people.

As the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) analyses Boeing’s plans for a software fix prompted by the first crash five months ago, the European Union’s aviation safety agency EASA promised its own deep look at any design improvements.