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Headline Roundup March 11th, 2019

China Grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 Flights

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China's civilian aviation authority grounded nearly 100 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after one of the planes crashed in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopian Airlines crash: Boeing faces safety questions over 737 Max 8 jets
Ethiopian Airlines crash: Boeing faces safety questions over 737 Max 8 jets

The Guardian

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The aircraft manufacturer Boeing faces further questions over the safety of its 737 Max 8 jet as Ethiopian Airlines joined carriers in China and elsewhere in grounding the planes after a crash on Sunday that killed all 157 people onboard.

Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday that the cockpit voice recorder and the digital flight data recorder had both been recovered from the wreckage of flight ET302, meaning the cause of the crash could be soon determined.

The plane crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi,...

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Chinese carriers, Ethiopian Airlines halt use of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after crash
Chinese carriers, Ethiopian Airlines halt use of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after crash

Reuters

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Chinaโ€™s aviation regulator on Monday grounded nearly 100 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by its airlines, more than a quarter of the global fleet of the jets, after a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.

However, a U.S. official said it was unclear what information the Chinese regulator was acting on because the investigation of Sundayโ€™s crash, the second involving the latest version of the narrowbody jet, was in the early stages.

Speaking on condition of anonymity as the topic is sensitive, the U.S. official...

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Ethiopia Airlines crash: China grounds Boeing jets
Ethiopia Airlines crash: China grounds Boeing jets

Fox News Digital

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China's civilian aviation authority has ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the order is to take effect by 6 p.m. Monday.

It said the order was taken out of safety concerns because the Ethiopian crash was the second in similar circumstances since an Indonesian crash in October also killed everyone aboard.

It said further notice would be issued after consultation with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing...

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