China has grounded almost 100 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after one of the planes crashed in Jakarta. Chinese airlines operate more than a quarter of the global fleet of the jets. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said it was looking into safety concerns regarding the plane's take-off phase due to the incident's similarity with the crash in October of a Lion Air 737 Max 8 in Ethiopia. Most other countries indicated they have no plans to ground the aircraft or to cancel planned orders.
China has grounded almost 100 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after one of the planes crashed in Ethiopia. Chinese airlines operate more than a quarter of the global fleet of the jets. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said it was looking into safety concerns regarding the plane's take-off phase due to the incident's similarity with the crash in October of a Lion Air 737 Max 8 in Jakarta. Most other countries indicated they have no plans to ground the aircraft or to cancel planned orders.