- The seven British and one Irish victims
- China grounds Boeing 737 Max-8 jets
The black box from the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has been recovered, the country’s state-affiliated broadcaster reported.
One Irishman and seven Britons were among the 157 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 737 Max-8 jet which came down shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
South Korea is now conducting special inspections of two planes of the same model in the fleet of one of its budget carriers.
In Britain, holiday operator Tui Airways has ordered 32 Max aircraft as part of a major fleet overhaul and took delivery of its first Max 8 in December.
Scandinavian airline Norwegian, which…
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