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US regulators order improvements to Boeing jet after latest crash

Debris of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane strewn over a crash site outside Addis Ababa. [Photo: AFP]

US regulators have ordered Boeing to make urgent improvements to its popular 737 Max 8 aircraft after the second deadly accident in a few months prompted the grounding of fleets around the world.

Singapore Tuesday banned the use of the high-tech jet in its airspace, becoming the latest in a growing list of jurisdictions worried about the safety of the flagship plane.

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