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![A Boeing 737 Max 8 flown by Southwest Airlines sits at the gate at Baltimore Washington International Airport on Wednesday. "The grounding will remain in effect pending further investigation, including examination of information from the aircraft's flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders," the FAA said in a statement.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-1130231650-1c67fb67966e8909bdec997c907e37c317e7b885-e1552507901749-900x422.jpg)
FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max Planes In U.S., Pending Investigation
By: Bill Chappell | Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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The announcement Wednesday afternoon follows decisions by many other countries to ground the planes in the wake of Sunday’s deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
![New York's LaGuardia Airport and a few others experienced delays on Friday morning, as the FAA said it was experiencing an uptick in workers calling in sick. LaGuardia is seen here in November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/laguardia-aa96419983f30a8f5f8a4decde69163d305c629a-e1548436576395-900x422.jpg)
Flights Delayed At LaGuardia, Other Airports As Workers Call In Sick Amid Shutdown
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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The FAA said it was mitigating staff shortages by rerouting traffic and adding workers. The White House said it was monitoring the delays, which also affected airports in Philadelphia and Newark, N.J.