Malaysia Airlines grounds remaining fleet of aircraft involved in MH370 and MH17 disasters

Almost 2 years after one of its Boeing 777s went missing, Malaysia Airlines is grounding its remaining fleet of the aircraft - and cancelling the route on which one of the planes was shot down. The Malaysian carrier’s last 777 operation is scheduled to take off from Amsterdam Monday. It ends 19 years of flying the twin-jet - and 4 decades of the route between the airline’s hub, Kuala Lumpur, and the Dutch capital. At about the same time, another Malaysia Airlines 777 is due to arrive at Kuala Lumpur from Guangzhou in China. While that route will continue, the plane is being downsized to a Boeing 737-800 - a predominantly short-haul jet with about half the capacity. The move comes as Malaysia Airlines seeks to move on after the 2 tragedies involving the 777 in 2014.<br/>