China halts flights using same plane as in Africa crash
BEIJING: China’s aviation regulator ordered local airlines to halt Boeing 737 Max 8 flights after a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash using the same model.
The Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed minutes after takeoff on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. It was the second crash involving a 737 Max 8 in the past five months.
While experts warn it is too early to say what caused the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, it comes after the same model crashed in a flight operated by Lion Air in October.
The plane lost altitude soon after takeoff, killing 189 people on board.
“Given that two accidents both involved newly delivered Boeing 737 Max 8 planes and happened during take-off phase, they have some degree of similarity,” the Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement.
– BBC
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