Germany closes its airspace for Boeing 737 Max

FRANFKRUT, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer told media Tuesday that "Until all doubts have been dispelled, I have ordered that the German airspace is closed for the Boeing 737 Max as of now."

Last Sunday morning, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board, including eight Chinese nationals.