BEIJING (AP) — China’s civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes indefinitely on Monday after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia. Associated PressCayman Airways says it was temporarily grounding the two Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft it operates, as of Monday. The company tweeted that it was “deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the passengers and crew” on the Ethiopian Airlines Max airplane. Boeing has delivered about 350 737 Max planes and has orders for more than 5,000. Boeing’s stock fell nearly 7 percent on the day of the Lion Air crash.

Source: Huffington Post March 11, 2019 03:20 UTC