Beijing: China grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets on Monday, a day after the Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed all 157 people on board. In fact, Sunday's unfortunate crash is the second time in less than six months that a Boeing 737 MAX 8 was involved in a crash. The specific Boeing jet was also involved in the Lion Air crash in October last year, which claimed the lives of all 189 people on board after it nosedived into the Java Sea near Jakarta, Indonesia. Notably, both incidents took place just a few minutes after taking off.

"Given in both air crashes, the aircraft were newly delivered Boeing 737 MAX 8, and both accidents occur during the take-off, they share certain similarities," the Chinese government noted on Monday, according to CNN. All domestic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets would be out of action until 6 pm (local time), the authorities also mentioned, adding that that decision was taken due to its principle of "zero tolerance for safety hazards".