European Union grounds Boeing jet involved in fatal crashes, joining multiple nations — but not U.S.
Foreign investigators examine wreckage at the scene where the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday ******* all 157 on board, near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Ethiopian Airlines had issued no new updates on the crash as of late afternoon Tuesday as families around the world waited for answers, while a global team of investigators began picking through the rural crash site. (Mulugeta Ayene)
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has grounded the Boeing jet involved in two crashes that have ****** more than 300 people.
The move follows action earlier Tuesday by the United Kingdom, France, Germany and at least 10 other countries to break with the Federal Aviation Administration and ground the U.S.-made Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, which was involved in a crash Sunday that ****** 157 people in Ethiopia.
“Following the tragic accident of Ethio*pian Airlines flight ET302 involving a Boeing 737 Max 8, the European Union Aviation Saftety Agency is taking every necessary strop to ensure the safety of passengers,” the agency said in a statement.
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