Ethiopian Airlines crash: China grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in wake of disaster

Chinese aviation regulator suspends operation of aircraft after second tragedy involving the new plane in four months

China’s aviation authorities have ordered the country’s airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after a crash in Ethiopia killed 157 people.

The disaster was the second involving the new aircraft in the last four months. In October, a Lion Air plane crashed into the sea off the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, killing all 189 onboard.

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