Boeing 737 MAX: 5 nations ground planes, Jet says not in use, SpiceJet mum

Australia, Brazil and Singapore on Tuesday joined China and Indonesia to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed, killing 157 passengers and crew members on board Sunday.

This happened months after a Lion Air jet of the same model crashed in Indonesia killing 189.

Indian carriers Jet Airways and Spicejet own 5 and 13 models of the aircraft respectively, according to an earlier Business Standard report. The former has ordered another 225 and the latter 155.

According to a New York Times report, at least 18 airlines around the world have grounded their 737 MAX 8 planes. “But at least 18 carriers, including American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, which are heavy users of the MAX 8, continued to fly them on Monday.”