China pauses resumption of 737 MAX deliveries, orders additional inspection of existing fleet

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has paused the restart of 737 MAX deliveries to the nation, claims a source familiar with the matter, in a story first reported by Bloomberg. The American publication added that this decision had been taken before the recent Alaska Airlines incident and subsequent grounding of the 737 MAX 9 model by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The CAAC is also asking domestic carriers to conduct safety checks on all variants of their MAX aircraft during the pre Chinese Lunar New Year holiday period, although the -9 variant is not among the fleets in