Boeing back in spotlight after second crash following Indonesia

Similar 737 model to Lion Air plane kills 157 in Ethiopia

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An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 is parked at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday. © AP

CHICAGO (Reuters) -- A fatal crash in Ethiopia on Sunday involving an updated version of Boeing Co's best-selling 737 is putting the spotlight back on the aircraft just five months after another deadly crash involving another brand-new model of the same type in Indonesia.

A Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Adaba, killing all 157 on board. A similar model flown by Lion Air crashed off the coast of Indonesia in October, killing all 189 on board.

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