As a result of the accident and the Lion Air Flight 610 crash , which occurred five months prior to the Ethiopian crash , most airlines and countries around the world began grounding the Boeing 737 MAX 8 ( as well as the other MAX variants ) due to safety concerns . Ethiopian Airlines grounded their aircraft after the crash , followed by other operators of the 737 MAX . Aviation authorities also started grounding all MAX aircraft under their jurisdiction , including transiting flights , initially by the Civil Aviation Administration of China on 11 March 2019 . Initially the United States Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) declined to ground 737 MAX aircraft under its jurisdiction . However between 11 and 13 March the majority of aviation authorities around the world started grounding the aircraft . On 13 March the FAA issued an emergency grounding order , citing new evidence from the crash investigations
Lion Air Flight 610
Lion Air Flight 610
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302