Boeing 737 Max jets are grounded at Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Phoenix. The U.S. issued an immediate emergency order Wednesday, grounding all 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner. (AP Photo/Matt York)
FLYING to Washington DC and London this week, news came of the tragic Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max 8 jet crash almost immediately after take-off, eerily similar to what happened just five months ago to the Lion Air Max 8 jet that also crashed after takeoff from Jakarta last year.
China, Singapore, Indonesia and UK have already banned the overflight of the jet in their airspace pending further investigations, but the US delayed suspension until over 61 countries had done so, prompting one commentator to suggest that the US is losing soft power as a country that used to care about high standards of safety and concern for human life.
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