U.K. aviation regulators are the latest to ground Boeing 737 Max jets following the second deadly crash of one of the popular planes in less than five months.
This joins a growing list of countries suspending the plane’s operation and banning it from their airspace after the second deadly crash of the popular aircraft in less than five months.
Other Countries include Ethiopia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia and airlines in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina .
The moves by European governments come a day after the Federal Aviation Administration said it did not see a reason to ground the best-selling Boeing jet. On Sunday, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard. That came after a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged into the Java Sea in October, killing the 189 people aboard.
After the U.K. issued its statement about the planes, President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted: “Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT.
“I see it all the time in many products,” he said. “Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better.”