Iran bans Boeing 737 Max planes from its airspace
Posted March 15, 2019 1:56 am.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran says it has banned from its airspace Boeing 737 Max 8 planes alongside other nations.
A statement released Friday by the transportation ministry announced the ban.
The decision comes following two fatal crashes involving the model in the past year .
A Boeing Max plane owned by the Ethiopian Airliner crashed last week and killed all 157 people aboard. A previous crash involving the model killed 189 people in Indonesia five months before.
Iran itself has no Boeing 737 Max 8 planes due to decades-long U.S. sanctions on the country.
The Associated Press