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Apr 13, 2019 (newstodate): Confusion reigns over the air safety of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft as EASA has now banned the aircraft type from its airspace, while the US authority FAA remains unaffected, and Boeing keeps sitting on the fence.
   The turbulence in the aviation industry thus keeps developing, but in the Nordic context the effects from the operational ban are immediately palpable.
   First out yesterday was Norwegian announcing the grounding of all 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in its fleet.
   Later, Icelandair followed suit, announcing the ground of its three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft till further notice.
   Norwegian holds orders with Boeing for delivery of a further 92 aircraft of this type, and Icelandair currently operates four Boeing 737 MAX 8 and one Boeing 737 MAX 9,m with orders for a further five MAX 8 and six MAX 9 aircraft.
   10 states and entities including EU have now banned the aircraft, and so far 40 airlines have grounded their MAX 8 fleets, translating into two-thirds of all aircraft so far in commercial service.
  Boeing has booked orders for a total of 5,111 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, of which 350 have so far been delivered.
   The first Boeing MAX 8 aircraft was delivered to Malindo Air on May 16, 2017.