BEIJING — China’s civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes Monday after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia. The company tweeted that it was “deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the passengers and crew” on the Ethiopian Airlines Max airplane. The Lion Air plane’s flight data recorder showed problems with an airspeed indicator on four flights, although the airline initially said the problem was fixed. 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: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 11, 2019 06:00 UTC