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The grounding of the 737 MAX worldwide is pretty much complete. It happened in stages, with China, Ethiopia and Indonesia first making the decision to ground Boeing’s newest plane (SEE: Following yesterday’s crash, some airlines are grounding the 737 MAX). Rapidly, other countries and aviation agencies followed suit, spurred by public outcry against the new aircraft and a lack of confidence in its airworthiness. The U.S. held out the longest, only grounding the 737 MAX aircraft on Wednesday (SEE: President grounds all 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft).
Now one airline is asking Boeing to foot the cost.
Norwegian is in dire straights without the MAX
Financially troubled Norwegian Airlines (SEE: Is this the end…