China on Monday morning ordered the grounding of 737 Max planes, and Cayman Airways said it was grounding its two new 737 Max jets. PHOTO | MICHAEL TEWELDE | AFPCHINA GROUNDINGAccording to Mr Hamilton, the factory in Renton, Washington, primarily produces the 737 Max planes. On Monday morning in China, most Chinese carriers stopped using the dozens of Boeing 737 Max jets that they had acquired and began flying Boeing 737-800s on the same routes. The Civil Aviation Administration of China then issued an order for the mandatory grounding of Boeing 737 Max planes by Chinese carriers. By contrast, many other carriers, often in slower-growing markets than China’s, have taken delivery of only a small fraction of their orders for the Boeing 737 Max.

Source: Daily Nation March 11, 2019 12:13 UTC