Government to issue statement on Boeing 737 MAX 8

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliner, similar to the one that crashed in Ethiopia on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • The government is contemplating whether to issue a statement on the action to take over Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 as the number of countries and airlines banning the medium-haul workhorse jet from their airspace increases.
  • The ban is in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.