Morocco's national carrier Royal Air Maroc has temporarily grounded a Boeing 737 MAX 8 following the fatal crash of the same type of aircraft in Ethiopia, an official said Monday. An Ethiopian Airlines MAX 8 crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Royal Air Maroc on Sunday grounded its only MAX 8 in use and will not fly it until Boeing completes investigations into the aircraft type. The grounding would not affect the airline's operations, the official said, adding that it has a second MAX 8 which is not yet in service.<br/>
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Ryanair is not planning to make any changes to the delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX airplane next month in light of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, CE Michael O'Leary was quoted as saying on Monday. China and Indonesia grounded their fleets of Boeing's 737 MAX 8 aircraft after the fatal crash. Ryanair has ordered 135 of the 737 MAX 200 planes, a modified version of the MAX 8, and has options on 75 more. "We wouldn't take any action at the moment," O'Leary said. "We need to wait and see what the outcome of the investigation will be." Ryanair is due to take delivery of the first 737 MAX in April, two in May and two in June. It will then take 50 more deliveries before the 2020 summer season. "They've recovered the black box this morning I understand, so we'll wait and see what Boeing and the safety agencies [say]," O'Leary was quoted as saying. O'Leary said he was "not particularly" concerned and that he expected the investigation into the crash to have been completed before the first delivery is made.<br/>
Southwest said Monday several customers sought to know if they would be flying in Boeing Co's 737 MAX 8 aircraft, in the wake of the second deadly crash involving the jet in less than six months. Southwest currently flies 31 of the 737 MAX 8s and has the biggest fleet of the jets in the United States. "Our customer relations team is responding to these customers individually, emphasizing our friendly, no-change fee policy," the airline said.<br/>