After several countries have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane model that was in the Sunday Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, U.S.Senator Dianne Feinstein has proposed similar action.
Feinstein on Monday urged the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 fleet after two fatal crashes since October.
“Until the cause of the crash is known and it’s clear that similar risks aren’t present in the domestic fleet, I believe all Boeing 737 Max 8 series aircraft operating in the United States should be temporarily grounded,” Feinstein wrote.
The FAA, which told carriers on Monday that the plane is airworthy, and Boeing did not immediately comment. “Continuing to fly an airplane that has been involved in two fatal crashes within just six months presents an unnecessary, potentially life-threatening risk to the traveling public,” Feinstein added.