After the accident in Ethiopia, China banned local airlines from flying with 737 MAX 8 aircraft

China ordered Monday the national airlines to suspend the commercial activities of their Boeing 737 MAX 8, referring to the accident of a plane of this model of the company Ethiopian Airlines after taking off from Addis Ababa on Sunday.

The operations of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 will resume after confirmation by US authorities and Boeing "measures taken to effectively ensure the safety of flights.", the administration of Chinese civil aviation said in a statement.

The authority of aviation, who cited Sunday's crash and another aircraft of Indonesian airline Lion Air in October, pHe added that the suspension of flights would come into effect Monday at 18:00 local time. (10:00 GMT).

For the second time in a few months, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 sank a few minutes after take-off, which generated new questions about this device, fundamental for the American manufacturer.

The 157 pbadengers and crew members aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight They died on Sunday, confirmed the Ethiopian company.

In October, an aircraft of the Indonesian airline Lion Air low cost who was doing a mid-range flight fell into the Java Sea, causing the death of 189 people on board.

"Since the two aerial collisions involving the recently delivered Boeing 737 MAX 8 and both took place in the take-off phase, some similarities appear.", said the Chinese civil aviation administration explaining its decision.

"We will contact the American Air Regulator and Boeing. After confirming with them the measures taken to ensure effective flight safety, we will inform the airlines. [nacionales] that they can resume the commercial operations of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 ".

Boeing and the European manufacturer Airbus compete for the Chinese market, which is currently second in the world, although it is expected to outstrip the United States, the current leader, in the 2020s, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).