U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8
Does anyone have any idea WHY the US was the holdout here?  I&#x27;m not well-versed, but my understanding is that aviation safety is generally very good, and that the US is not an outlier on the bad side.  While grounding a plane at this point is premature from the stance of conclusion, it seems reasonable from the standpoint of excessive caution that seems to be the norm for the industry.<p>I can conjecture about Boeing being a big US manufacturer, etc, but is there any evidence at all for why the US held out on this one?  My initial reaction was that there must be a good reason for the holdout, given our safety record, but on reading more about it, I&#x27;ve not seen one. (Again, relative to the stance of excessive caution).