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At 9:00 on March 11, the Civil Aviation Administration issued a notice requiring domestic airlines to suspend the commercial operation of Boeing 737-8 aircraft by 18:00 on March 11, 2019. https://mmbiz.qpic.cn/mmbiz_jpg/wlCrBZoK8HEg7twHQhFLS6PKwyOreKWicp4oaoEs7G2yhC3jwbLf044dbic94SG4RHt82oqDMo2y5IVWm5iatyGPw/640?wx_fmt=jpeg&tp=webp&wxfrom=5&wx_lazy=1&wx_co=1 On March 10, a Boeing 737-8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed, marking the second accident involving this aircraft model following the Lion Air crash on October 29 of last year. https://mmbiz.qpic.cn/mmbiz_png/wlCrBZoK8HEg7twHQhFLS6PKwyOreKWiciaAOcYtL1H0IdkmaZ6666sYUl2K1kCvz9NRMb6dvgxWw8ic5MCZIbGicw/640?wx_fmt=png&tp=webp&wxfrom=5&wx_lazy=1&wx_co=1 Given that both air crashes involved Boeing 737-8 aircraft that had been delivered not long ago and occurred during takeoff, there are certain similarities between them. In line with the management principle of zero tolerance for safety hazards and strict control of safety risks, and in order to ensure the safety of flights in China’s civil aviation sector, the Civil Aviation Administration issued a notice at 9:00 on March 11, requiring domestic airlines to suspend the commercial operation of Boeing 737-8 aircraft by 18:00 on March 11, 2019. The Civil Aviation Administration will contact the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, and once it is confirmed that there are effective measures in place to ensure flight safety, it will inform various airlines to resume commercial operations of Boeing 737-8 aircraft. https://mmbiz.qpic.cn/mmbiz_jpg/wlCrBZoK8HEg7twHQhFLS6PKwyOreKWicPdZ7SJrqOSlvMf9AI8UTAkt0GGuyDjqCJTw2hgLRA8Ouq9e2Ly1Zibw/640?wx_fmt=jpeg&tp=webp&wxfrom=5&wx_lazy=1&wx_co=1 Late on the 10th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a response: According to a statement from Ethiopian Airlines, on the morning of March 10 local time, one of its planes bound for Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, crashed shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia; none of the 149 passengers and 8 crew members on board survived. Upon learning of the air accident, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately instructed its embassy in Ethiopia to activate its emergency response mechanism and to contact relevant parties such as Ethiopia’s authorities and Ethiopian Airlines to gather information. Upon verification, there were a total of 8 Chinese citizens on the crashed plane, including 1 **resident. We express our deepest condolences to the victims and our sincere sympathy to their families. China hopes that Ethiopia will swiftly determine the cause of the accident, keep China informed of the progress of the investigation, and handle the subsequent matters properly. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy in Ethiopia will continue to pay close attention to the relevant developments, and do their utmost to provide active assistance in handling the aftermath for the families of the Chinese citizens who lost their lives. https://mmbiz.qpic.cn/mmbiz_jpg/mO2txwdcmJu62I6uu3PbvuF2YBic9BSCI7PUp3sH0L2A0AATpyiaSu7IIbvOAVAF3ic7jglhnKDiaZ7t8sUrBA6Nicw/640?wx_fmt=jpeg&tp=webp&wxfrom=5&wx_lazy=1&wx_co=1