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U.S. Grounds Remaining Boeing Max 8s and 9s
The FAA stood as the last authority in the world to allow the model’s operation into and over its territory.
The first 737 Max 8 takes off on its maiden flight in January 2016. (Photo: Boeing)
The first 737 Max 8 takes off on its maiden flight in January 2016. (Photo: Boeing)

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday afternoon grounded all remaining Boeing Max 8s and Max 9s just hours after Canada moved to ban the models from its airspace based on new satellite data that suggests similarities between Sunday’s crash of Ethiopian Flight 302 and the October 29 crash of Lion Air Flight 610. In its own statement, the FAA said it based its decision on new evidence collected at the site of Sunday’s crash outside Addis Ababa and “newly refined” satellite data. American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines stood as the last operators of the type following moves by the rest of the world’s aviation safety authorities to suspend their use into and over their territories. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the "emergency" order at about 2:30 pm Washington time.