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China suspends use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft



SHANGHAI: China’s aviation regulator has said it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft operations by 6 p.m.

The orders have been given following a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia on Sunday.

An Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 with 157 people on board, crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday.

This was the second crash of the 737 MAX, the latest version of the Boeing’s workhorse narrow-body jet. (Agencies)

Publish Date : 11 March 2019 11:03 AM

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