More Troubles For Boeing As 737 MAX Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Issue

US aviation giant Boeing is having a tough time scrambling for answers after two fatal crashes, the Lion Air, last year and the Ethiopian Airlines which went down earlier this month.

Flowing the two high profile mishaps which happened within a span of six months, in which all on board were killed a number of countries including US, UK, China, France, and India had ordered the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet.

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Boeing, which still has the backing of the US President Donald Trump continued to throw its weight behind the company's most popular aircraft till date expressing full confidence in its security features.

But now Boeing has run into trouble in its home turf itself after a 737 Max made an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem.

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The flight operated by Southwest Airlines was being flown to storage when it developed an engine problem, immediately after takeoff, forcing the crew to declared an emergency and landed safely in Orlando.

Southwest said the plane experienced an engine problem "shortly after takeoff."

The US Federal Aviation Agency said it is investigating the incident but added that the emergency was not related to a software issue which is widely believed to have caused the crash of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines.

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According to Boeing the 737 MAX, was the fastest-selling airplane in the company's history. As of January 31, 2019, Boeing had orders for 5,011 737 MAX from across the world. Following the two accidents, there are reports that many companies are reconsidering their orders.

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Meanwhile the world's largest plane-maker has already come up with a fix to the software issues, which the company say will be rolled out through an update. It is still not clear how long will it take for the 737 MAXs to take to the skies again as aviation regulators of each countries will have to give clearance after extensive ground testing.