US not planning to ground Boeing planes after Ethiopia crash

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 10:45

Boeing shares tumbled over 5 per cent by midday trading on Wall Street on Tuesday as a number of nations have grounded the company's 737 Max 8 jet.

This follows Sunday's Ethiopia Airlines plane crash that killed all 157 people on board.

The United Kingdom and China are among those to ground these planes and the European Aviation Safety Agency is the latest body to suspend flight operations.

But the US isn't following suit. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would examine data from the crash and act on those findings.

William Denselow reports:

More from International News

At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake

At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in its latest statement.
Kuwait, Bahrain strongly condemn Iranian attack on ADNOC vessels

Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday expressed their strong condemnation of the Iranian attack against vessels affiliated with the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen's Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says

Yemen's Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations after being hit by more than 25 missiles in Houthi attacks over recent days, the port's director said on Saturday.
Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta in security crackdown

Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.