Countries Ground Boeing
Aircraft After Fatal Ethiopia Crash The type of aircraft that crashed was a
Boeing 737 MAX 8. Last October, 189 people were killed when another MAX 8 plane with Lion Air crashed. The most recent crash with
Ethiopian Airlines left 157 dead. China, Indonesia and Singapore have now ordered all of their MAX 8 planes to be grounded. U.S. airlines who use the aircraft are currently saying they have
no plans to do that. Southwest Airlines currently operates
34 of the MAX 8 planes. Southwest Airlines, via statement Other companies who use the plane in question are Norwegian Airlines,
Icelandair and Fiji Airways.