Singapore's aviation regulator on Tuesday banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country's airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane crash. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said in a statement it was "temporarily suspending operation of all variants of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out of Singapore in light of two fatal accidents involving Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in less than five months".

The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 went down minutes into a flight to Nairobi on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board, months after a Lion Air jet of the same model crashed in Indonesia killing 189.
The move comes as airlines around the world remove the model from their schedules, while US regulators have ordered Boeing to make urgent improvements to the jet.
Singapore's suspension will take effect from 2pm (06:00 GMT), the authority said.
It said SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, operates six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Other airlines operating the planes to Singapore are China Southern Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Shandong Airlines and Thai Lion Air.
The regulator said it was working with the city-state's Changi Airport - a major global hub - and affected airlines to minimise any impact on passengers.
"During the temporary suspension, CAAS will gather more information and review the safety risk associated with the continued operation of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into and out of Singapore," it said.
"The suspension will be reviewed as relevant safety information becomes available." Grounded planes
On Monday, China also ordered domestic airlines to suspend commercial operation of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 until after "confirming the relevant measures to effectively ensure flight safety".
Indonesia said it was also grounding its 11 jets of the same type. Ethiopian Airlines did the same "until further notice".
Air Italy, Oman Air, Turkish Airlines and Russian airline S7 said they were closely following the ongoing investigation into the crash and were in contact with Boeing, but the aircraft would continue to fly as scheduled. Jens Thordarson, the operations chief of Icelandair, which flies three Boeing 737 MAX 8, said that it would be "premature" to link the crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia together. For now, "nothing pushes us towards the slightest action", he said.
Norwegian Air Shuttle, which has 18 aircraft of the same type in the air, and Flydubai are also confident in their planes.Source: aljazeera.com