United Kingdom grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet

Published March 12, 2019 3:21pm ET



The United Kingdom banned the Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet from its airspace Tuesday, joining a long list of countries that have halted use of the model now under increased scrutiny.

The move comes after Sunday’s plane crash in Ethiopia that killed all 157 people on board. It was the second fatal crash of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in less than six months.

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