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Live Paul Manafort sentencing Live College admissions cheating scheme... Live Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes grounded Live UK MPs vote on no-deal Brexit Live What's moving markets today Two crashes, 6 months: What to know about the Boeing 737 MAX1:54 LIVE UPDATES Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes grounded after Ethiopian crashBy Meg Wagner, Brian Ries, Veronica Rochaand Ben Westcott, CNN Updated 10 min ago9:41 a.m. ET, March 13, 2019 What we're covering here Planes grounded: At least 40 countries -- including all EU member states, China and India -- and multiple airlines around the world have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 following Sunday's deadly crash in Ethiopia.The crash site: An investigation is underway after a brand-new Max 8 aircraft crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board.Two crashes in less than six months: A new Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 flight went down over the Java Sea last October, killing 189 people. Expand 10 min agoThese airlines are still flying Boing 737 Max 8s From CNN's Jack Guy and Emily Dixon Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Multiple airlines and dozens of countries have grounded Boeing 737 Max 8s following Sunday's deadly crash in Ethiopia. But not all Max 8s are out of the air. Here's a look at who is still flying Max aircraft: American Airlines: The US carrier has 24 737 Max 8 aircraft in its fleet and says it has no plans to ground them at the moment."At this time there are no facts on the cause of the accident other than news reports," the airline said in a statement. "We have full confidence in the aircraft and our crew members, who are the best and most experienced in the industry."Southwest Airlines: The US carrier has 34 of the aircraft in its fleet and says it does not plan to change its operational policies or procedures. "We remain confident in the safety and airworthiness of our fleet of more than 750 Boeing aircraft," read a statement from the airline.United Airlines: Also a US airline, United doesn't operate any Max 8s, but it does fly 14 737 Max 9s — a longer version of the Max 8. The Max 9 has never crashed, but It was included in an FAA emergency airworthiness directive following the Lion Air tragedy.Flydubai: Flydubai operates 11 Boeing 737 Max 8s, and says it "remain(s) confident in the airworthiness of our fleet." "We are monitoring the situation and continue to be in touch with Boeing... The safety of our passengers and crew is our first priority," the airline said in a statement.WestJet: Canadian airline WestJet says it has 13 Max 8 aircraft and a total of 121 Boeing 737s in its fleet. "We are monitoring the situation closely and will not speculate on the cause of the incident," the airline said in a statement. "WestJet remains confident in the safety of our Boeing 737 fleet including our 13 Max-8 aircraft first introduced in 2017." 16 min agoUS pilots complained about Boeing 737 Max 8s in federal database From CNN's Rob Picheta An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 comes in for landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Monday. An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 comes in for landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Monday.Drew Angerer/Getty Images Pilots in the US formally complained at least five times about the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, according to reports and complaints obtained by CNN. The complaints are part of a federal database to which pilots can anonymously send complaints. The identity and airlines of the pilots are unclear. CNN has approached the FAA for comment. Some of the pilots logged complaints about unintended nose-down situations while flying the Max 8 jet, which has now been involved in two deadly crashes in less than six months. One wrote that they turned autopilot on, and "within two to three seconds the aircraft pitched nose down," causing the plane's safety system to sound the warning "Don't sink, don't sink." "I reviewed in my mind our automation setup and flight profile but can't think of any reason the aircraft would pitch nose down so aggressively," the pilot wrote. A separate complaint also noted undesired nose down while on autopilot. Last year, a Lion Air Max 8 plane crashed after it was automatically sent into a nose dive because the plane's system detected it was in danger of stalling, investigators said. The pilots engaged in a futile tug-of-war with the plane, attempting to revert the nose dive. 41 min agoTravel website Kayak will let users filter searches by aircraft model Travel site Kayak announced that it will allow customers to filter trips by aircraft model, according to Kayak CTO Giorgos Zacharia. Zacharia said the company is releasing the enhancement this week and is “committed to providing our customers with all the information they need to travel with confidence.” Here's the full statement: “We've recently received feedback to make KAYAK's filters more granular in order to exclude particular aircraft models from search queries.We are releasing that enhancement this week and are committed to providing our customers with all the information they need to travel with confidence.” 2 hr 24 min agoNigerian airline not ready to decide on MAX 8 orders From CNN's Bukola Adebayo in Lagos The Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, where Max 8 aircraft are produced. The Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, where Max 8 aircraft are produced.Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Airlines and governments around the world have grounded the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after it was involved in its second deadly crash in five months. But a critical question still faces carriers: what to do with their outstanding orders for the MAX 8 jet? Nigerian airline Air Peace, which placed orders for 10 new Boeing 737 MAX 8s, says it is "premature" to decide on whether to cancel the purchase, a spokesman for the airline told CNN. Air Peace Airlines spokesperson Chris Iwarah told CNN the airline was following investigations into the latest crash before it decided on its order. The airline had ordered the new aircraft before the Ethiopian Airlines crash, he said. Air Peace Airlines said in a statement it had yet to take delivery of the planes, and it was still in early talks with Boeing about the design and other specification of the aircraft. There were 350 MAX 8 jets in operation around the world at the time of the crash on Sunday -- but Boeing had orders for another 4,661, according to company records. What happens to those orders remains to be seen. 3 hr 18 min agoEgypt joins long list of countries banning Boeing MAX jets Cairo International Airport, Egypt's busiest airport. Cairo International Airport, Egypt's busiest airport.Chris McGrath/Getty Images Egypt banned Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its airspace as a “precautionary measure” to ensure the safety of passengers, the Civil Aviation Authority said Wednesday. It takes the tally of countries banning the Max 8 or the wider Max range to 45, further isolating the US and Canada, which are still allowing the jets to fly. The Egyptian Authority tied its decision to the “lack of clarity” surrounding the causes of the Ethiopian Airlines crash. EgyptAir, the country's national carrier, doesn’t own any 737 Max aircraft, but the jet will now not be allowed to land or takeoff in the country. Egyptian authorities are working on assessing the safety of this model along with international aviation authorities, the manufacturing company and the relevant safety agencies, the statement added. 2 hr 8 min agoBoeing's lobbying power holds sway By Fredreka Schouten, Ted Barrett and Lauren Fox, CNN The safety crisis engulfing one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers has reached Washington, with US senators Mitt Romney and Elizabeth Warren urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday to ground Boeing's new 737 MAX 8 jets until more is known about the Ethiopian Airlines crash. But Boeing has long held sway on Capitol Hill. The company is one of the biggest players in the Washington influence game -- spending millions to lobby Congress and the executive branch each year. Last year, Boeing's spending on lobbying topped $15.1 million, federal records show. The company ranked No. 10 in lobbying activity that year in Washington, according to a tally by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. Further cementing the company's Capitol Hill ties, a former Boeing lobbyist now serves as staff director on the Senate's Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The committee on Tuesday announced it would hold a hearing at a future date about aviation safety, following Sunday's deadly crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. You can read more about Boeing's role in D.C. below. Boeing a major lobbying player on Capitol Hill PAID CONTENT This Cheap Drone Is The Most Amazing Invention In United Arab Emirateshyperstech.com Why Cybersecurity is important - Siemens experts explainSiemens Recommended by 2 hr 59 min agoFamilies gather at crash site to pay respects From CNN's Anna Cardovillis A memorial for the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 at the crash site on Wednesday. A memorial for the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 at the crash site on Wednesday.CNN Families of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 gathered at the site of the crash on Wednesday to pay tribute to their loved ones. Carrying flowers and candles, the family members were brought to the site by bus and private car. Some have asked to enter the cordoned-off area on the site. Feisal Hussein, who lost his father, Swalleh, in the disaster, told CNN that visiting the site is helping provide his family with closure. But he is hoping his father's remains will be recovered, so that the family can arrange a burial. "What we feel as a family is that our kin, our beloved dad, deserves a befitting send-off, and we can’t do that if he’s lying somewhere in Addis," he said. "In the unfortunate and sad event that there are no such remains, then as a family we will just conduct burial and prayers in absentia and pray that God rests his soul in eternal peace." 5 hr 3 min agoHong Kong joins Boeing 737 Max 8 ban Hong Kong has announced it will prohibit the operation of all Boeing Max aircraft from 6 p.m. Wednesday, local time. "The temporary prohibition is solely a precautionary measure to ensure aviation safety and protect the public," a spokesman for the city's Civil Aviation Department said in a statement. The city is a major hub for international flights, further complicating Boeing's growing international problems around the Max 8 model. Shortly after Hong Kong's announcement, Lebanon's Civil Aviation Authority joined in banning Boeing Max planes from its airspace. 5 hr 8 min agoGrim search for remains continues at crash site An international team of investigators is still combing the site of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, just outside the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. They're looking for any evidence which might provide clues behind the disaster, which claimed the lives of 157 people, or for any remains which might give the victims' families closure. CNN's David McKenzie is on the ground in Ethiopia: Which airlines are still flying Boeing 737 MAX 8s? 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