Trump ordered to suspend "immediately" the use of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 in the United States and can no longer fly almost anywhere in the world

President Donald Trump has ordered today to suspend "immediately" the flights of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight, during which 157 people died last Sunday.

"All these planes will actually be immobilized immediately," said Trump. to journalists at the White House.

The president explained that any such aircraft in flight would reach its destination and that it would be immobilized "until further notice". "The security of the American people, of all peoples, is our primary concern," said Trump.

The United States has been one of the few countries to have not yet decided to immobilize their fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after the Ethiopian Airlines flight accident. . in which last Sunday 157 people died, including eight Americans.

A few hours before Trump's announcement, Canada also decided to shut down the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and 9 products "new information received this morning."

The airline company COPA, one of the Latin American companies with this aircraft model, also announced this afternoon that it was suspending the flights of his plane. six 737 MAX 9 Until you have information about accidents.

The paralysis announced today by Trump Local media reported that more than one hundred devices of this model would be posted in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The fatal accident in Ethiopia has sparked controversy in the United States over its maneuverability after at least two complaints from pilots, while badociations insist that their members be trained in their management.

Several American media have echoed two anonymous reports reported last year Boeing 737 MAX 8 pilots, who have expressed concern for a "sharp tilt" of the nose of the aircraft when the autopilot was connected, a problem that was solved by disconnecting it.

The accident in Ethiopia is the second in a few months of a 737 MAXafter 189 people died in October.

Investigations into this event showed that among the various factors behind the fall, there was an automatic system called MCAS, which in some circumstances tilts the nose of the plane.

Boeing has recorded significant losses on Wall Street in recent days, although it has now declined only 0.29% on a daily basis, before the announcement of Trump.

Boeing director Dennis Muilenburg said on Wednesday that he supported the US decision to leave the 737 MAX on the ground, but he badured that he continued to have "total confidence" in the safety of the aircraft.

According to him, he had already recommended to the Federal Aviation Administration to suspend the global fleet of this model "due to an excess of caution". The company is continuing its efforts to "understand the cause of accidents in coordination with researchers, by implementing safety improvements and ensuring that this does not happen again."

With information from EFE and AFP