South Korea inspects Boeing 737 Max planes after Ethiopian crash

South Korea is carrying out a special inspection of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model on Sunday that killed all 157 people on board. Authorities have been working with Eastar Jet to ensure the safety of the two 737 Max 8 planes the budget carrier operates, a spokesman for Eastar said Monday. The company is currently the only airline in South Korea that flies the aircraft and plans to add four more to its fleet this year. Eastar is closely monitoring the situation, while more airlines in South Korea are set to add the plane to their fleets. Korean Air Lines will receive late next month the first of 30 narrow-body 737 Max planes it ordered. Jeju Air ordered 40 of the jets in November.<br/>