At least 20 airlines, primarily in China and Indonesia, grounded the 737 Max 8 plane, and similarities to a recent crash provoked concern among carriers, pilots, flight attendants and passengers.
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Airlines Ground Planes After Fatal Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Many airlines have decided not to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 after that model crashed in Ethiopia on Sunday, months after a similar Lion Air crash off Indonesia.
Some Boeing 737s Are Being Grounded. Here’s What That Means.
Regulators are typically hesitant to ground entire fleets of planes. What tips the balance toward doing it?
What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 8 Crash
To help worried travelers determine what plane they are scheduled to fly on, and their rights if they choose not to board, we talked to airlines, passenger advocates and insurance experts.
The Victims of the Ethiopia Plane Crash
The tragedy claimed the lives Kenyan professors, Ethiopian relief workers, a Nigerian diplomat and many who were affiliated with the United Nations.
Live Updates: Data and Voice Recorders Are Recovered in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
The latest on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8.
U.N. Victims of Ethiopia Plane Crash Worked in World’s Trouble Spots
At least 22 people who worked for U.N.-affiliated agencies were on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Some of them were traveling to an environmental conference.
China and Indonesia Order Grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 Aircraft
China’s air safety agency cited similarities between the crash on Sunday of an Ethiopian Airlines jet and an identical plane in Indonesia in October.
Boeing Faces Questions About Its New 737 Max Jets After Ethiopia Crash
For the company, scrutiny of the jet goes to the heart of its business — the 737 Max has been its best-selling plane ever.
Aftermath of Deadly Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash
At least 150 people were killed when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed early Sunday. It was the second such disaster involving a brand-new Boeing 737 Max 8 in months.