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Singapore Joins China and Indonesia in Suspending Boeing 737 Max

Singapore Joins China and Indonesia in Suspending Boeing 737 Max

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore became the latest nation to ban Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft, after two crashes involving Max 8 planes put safety of the jetliners under the spotlight.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is temporarily suspending operation of Boeing 737 Max aircraft into and out of Singapore, the regulator said in a statement.

Singapore Joins China and Indonesia in Suspending Boeing 737 Max

The ban takes effect at 2 p.m. local time Tuesday.

To contact the reporter on this story: Kyunghee Park in Singapore at kpark3@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Young-Sam Cho at ycho2@bloomberg.net, Lena Lee

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