Washington (CNN) Facing mounting pressure, President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration was ordering Boeing 737 Max jets grounded until more information is gathered about the crash of an Ethiopian aircraft. Some US pilots who fly the Boeing 737 Max registered complaints about the way the jet has performed in flight, according to a federal database accessed by CNN. The same entry also charges that the flight manual for the 737 Max 8 "is inadequate and almost criminally insufficient." It was only two weeks ago that Trump himself oversaw the sale of 100 of the 737 Max planes while in Hanoi for a summit with Kim Jong Un. Among the agreements was a deal between Boeing and VietJet, a low-cost airline based in Hanoi, for 100 of the 737 Max planes -- 80 of the Max 10 variety, and 20 of the Max 8, the aircraft current under scrutiny.

Source: CNN March 13, 2019 16:17 UTC