Boeing likely to face new questions after another 737 crash.
BEIJING -- China's civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes Monday after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia.
Eight Chinese nationals were among the 157 people aboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines when it went down shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Sunday, leaving no survivors. Alan Diehl, a former National Transportation Safety Board investigator, said the similarities included both crews encountering a problem shortly after takeoff, and reports of large variations in vertical speed during ascent,"clearly suggesting a potential controllability problem" with the Ethiopian jetliner.
Boeing representatives did not immediately respond for comment. The company tweeted that it was"deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the passengers and crew" on the Ethiopian Airlines Max airplane. The Lion Air plane's flight data recorder showed problems with an airspeed indicator on four flights, although the airline initially said the problem was fixed.
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