The agency said the decision was made to ground both the Boeing 737 Max 8 and 737 Max 9 models "as a result of the data gathering process and new evidence collected at the site and analyzed." ETHIOPIA TO SEND CRASHED BOEING 737 MAX 8 AIRCRAFT'S BLACK BOX TO EUROPE FOR ANALYSISThe president said that the U.S. worked in conjunction with Canada to make the decision to ground the planes. Boeing in a statement said the company "continues to have full confidence of the safety of the 737 MAX." Among the U.S. airlines that have Boeing 737 Max planes among their fleet are Southwest Airlines, which operates 34 Max 8 planes, American Airlines, which operates 24 Max 8 planes, and United Airlines, which operates 14 Max 9 planes. THE REST OF THE WORLD: BOEING'S 737 MAX 8S ARE UNDER SUSPICION, BUT IS THE PILOT OR THE PLANE TO BLAME?

Source: Fox News March 13, 2019 18:41 UTC