Boeing 737 ‘Max 8’ planes grounded around the world

Airlines around the world are grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 planes following growing concerns after a crash in Ethiopia killed all 157 people on board. Eight of those killed were Americans with two from Southern California.

The same type of jet crashed last year in Indonesia, killing 189 people.

“They wanted to go and enjoy the animals and so forth, so that would have been a perfect opportunity to show them”, said Manant Vaidya who lost six family members in the crash.

Former FAA Safety Inspector David Soucie commented on the safety of the new fleet of Boeing airplanes and said, “I’ve never said that ‘Hey, it’s unsafe to fly a particular model,’ but in this case, I’m going there. So yeah I would watch for that airplane.

David Soucie, a former FAA Safety Inspector, said, “I’ve never said that ‘Hey, it’s unsafe to fly a particular model,’ but in this case, I’m going to have to go there. So yeah I would watch for that airplane.”

Two major U.S. Airline carriers, Southwest and American Airlines, fly the Max 8 and said they will continue to fly the planes.

This is leaving many passengers uneasy.

“People were nervous, there was a lot of reading, newspapers and the internet.”, says Stanley Willis who is a passenger on one of those flights.

The FAA said it’s too early to tell whether the two crashes are linked. However, they are ordering Boeing to improve the flight control systems on the Max 8 and 9 by next month.