China is a hugely important market for the US aircraft company, accounting for about one-fifth of worldwide deliveries of Boeing 737 Max models. Indonesia, where a Boeing plane of the same model crashed in October, said it was grounding its 11 jets of the 737 Max 8 type. Ethiopian Airlines said Monday it had grounded its Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet. PREMATUREIcelandair operates three Boeing 737 Max 8. Norwegian Air Shuttle, which operates 18 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, said it would keep them in the air.

Source: Daily Nation March 12, 2019 06:39 UTC