Brazilian airline Gol announced on Monday it was grounding its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft following the Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the same model that left 157 people dead.
"Given security is the number one value at Gol... the company... is temporarily suspending its commercial operations with its 737 MAX 8 aircraft," said a Gol statement.
Of Gol's 121 Boeing aircraft, with whom it has an exclusive agreement, seven are the 737 MAX 8 model.
Gol said travelers booked onto flights using the 737 MAX 6 aircraft would be transferred onto other flights, perhaps even on different airlines.
The company said the model's flight record had so far shown 2,933 journeys since its introduction in June 2018 "with total security and efficiency."
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