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Dozens Of Countries, Including The U.S., Ground Boeing's 737 Max 8 Planes

Members of the ground crew chat near a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane operated by Shanghai Airlines and parked on the tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in China. On Monday, the Civil Aviation Administration of China ordered all the country's airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after Sunday's fatal crash of the same model plane in Ethiopia. AP hide caption

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Dozens Of Countries, Including The U.S., Ground Boeing's 737 Max 8 Planes

Sunday's deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 in Ethiopia is spurring dozens of countries and airlines to ground the plane. In the U.S., the FAA is demanding design changes for the fleet.

Search Continues For EgyptAir Flight That Went Missing Over Mediterranean Sea

Families of passengers who were flying in an EgyptAir plane that vanished from radar en route from Paris to Cairo react as they wait outside the Cairo airport on Thursday. Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Search Continues For EgyptAir Flight That Went Missing Over Mediterranean Sea

EgyptAir says there were 66 people aboard Flight MS 804 when it disappeared from radar in the early hours of the morning. No debris from the plane has been found so far.

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