In a statement, Boeing said it was sending a team to Ethiopia to provide assistance, but it had not as yet called for grounding the new planes. U.S. airlines that fly 737 Max 8 planes also have not indicated any immediate plans to ground their planes. United Airlines said it doesn’t have any 737 Max 8 jets but has 14 of the 737 Max 9 versions in its fleet. It was not immediately clear whether it owns the 737 Max 8, the Max 9 or both. Chinese aviation authorities suspended the operation of all 737 Max 8 planes by domestic airlines such as Xiamen and Shandong.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2019 18:04 UTC