Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority has also temporarily suspended operation of aircraft in and out of Singapore, says decision was made “in light of two fatal accidents in less than five months”.
The country’s regional airline SilkAir, which operates six of the jets, will be affected, as well as China Southern Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Shandong Airlines and Thai Lion Air, which all currently operate the model to Singapore.
The aviation authority said the decision was made “in light of two fatal accidents involving Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in less than five months”.
Earlier on Tuesday Aeromexico, the flag carrier airline of Mexico, announced it was also temporarily suspending the operation of its six aircraft for the “safety” and “peace of mind” of customers.
The airline said planes would be grounded until “more thorough information on the investigation of the flight ET302 accident” was available.
“The airline reiterates that it has full confidence in the safety of the fleet and that during the last year, it has operated the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in safe, reliable, and efficient conditions,” Aeromexico said in a statement.
It came just hours after the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) issued a “continued airworthiness notification” regarding the model.
“All data will be closely examined during this investigation, and the FAA will take appropriate action if the data indicates the need to do so,” the statement said.