Ethiopia, China, other countries ground Boeing aircraft after devastating crash

Ethi­o­pia, China and other countries announced Monday that they would ground the type of U.S. aircraft that was involved in a devastating Ethio­pian Airlines crash that killed everyone on board Sunday just minutes after takeoff.

However, U.S. and European regulators took no immediate action in the wake of the crash of the flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, the second in recent months involving the 737 Max 8.

“The European Aviation Safety Agency will assess the risk and decide based on information received if there is any further action,” European Commission spokesman Enrico Brivio said.

Likewise, carriers in the United States and Europe said they would wait for more details before deciding whether to ground the planes, which are manufactured by Chicago-based Boeing.