Caribbean

Cayman Airways Suspends Use Of 737 Max 8 Airplanes In Wake Of Ethiopian Airline Crash

CARIBBEAN -- Cayman Airways, which purchased and had in use two of Boeing's 737 Max 8 airplanes, on Sunday announced that it had grounded the airplanes in wake of the disastrous Ethiopian Airline accident that left 157 people dead Sunday morning. Cayman Airways is one of 22 carriers that have grounded the Boeing model, according to a list compiled by The New York Times. Among the largest carriers were China Southern Airlines, which grounded twenty-two 737 Max Air planes. The carriers that have grounded the 737 Max 8 model have done so in great part because in October of 2018, a 737 Max 8 plane crashed in Indonesia, killing all 189 people aboard. The crash, according to investigators, had similar traits to Sunday's Ethiopia Airline crash. "While the cause of this sad loss is undetermined at this time, we stand by our commitment to putting the safety of our passengers and crew first by maintaining complete and undoubtable safe operations, and as such, we have taken the decision...