An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Photo: Bloomberg
Boeing 737 MAX 8: US says ‘no basis’ to suspend troubled jet, but at least 45 countries disagree
- US increasingly isolated as the number of countries that have grounded the Boeing jet grows
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Aviation
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Photo: Bloomberg
An Air China Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Zhoushan. China operates the world’s largest contingent of the aircraft. Photo: AP
European Union grounds Boeing 737 MAX, as a growing cascade of nations follows China’s lead after deadly crashes
- In addition to the EU, regulators and airlines in 23 countries have now halted flights by Boeing’s 737 MAX
- The crisis of confidence was triggered when a brand new Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crashed on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board
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Aviation
An Air China Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Zhoushan. China operates the world’s largest contingent of the aircraft. Photo: AP