Ethiopian Airlines has grounded its fleet of new Boeing 737-800 MAX aircraft after flight ET 302 came down shortly after take-off, killing all 157 on board.
The aircraft had just taken off from capital Addis Ababa en route to Kenyan capital Nairobi when authorities lost contact. A search and rescue operation is under way. All 157 people on board were killed, including seven Britons and one Irish national.
In a statement issued on Monday morning (March 11), Ethiopian confirmed it had grounded all its Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft “until further notice”.
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