Boeing 737-8 planes are being grounded around the world after the tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed all 157 passengers. Shares of Boeing tumbled before the opening of US markets following the crash in Ethiopia of a Boeing 737 Max 8, the second deadly crash since October. A Lion Air model of the same plane crashed in Indonesia last year, killing 189 people. State-owned Ethiopian Airlines had ordered 30 MAX 8 jets in total, and China has received 76 from an order of 180. A committee comprising Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority and Ethiopian Transport Authority was set up to led the investigation, in which American experts will also take part.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2019 13:41 UTC