President Donald Trump has issued an emergency order grounding 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft.
Planes will be grounded until further notice, and planes currently flying right now will be grounded upon landing at their destination. Pilots have been notified.
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“Safety of the American people is of paramount concern,” said Trump. “Hopefully, Boeing will very quickly come up with an answer but until then the planes will be grounded.”
Prior to this announcement from the president, countries around the world, including China, Canada and the EU had already grounded the plane until a problem with the aircraft was resolved.
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