Copa Airlines announced on Wednesday afternoon, March 13, that it had "immediately and temporarily" suspended the operation of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.

According to the airline, the suspension was carried out in coordination with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

The decision of Copa Airlines came soon after President Trump announced a similar measure for the United States which had trailed the European Union, the, Canada, China  Singapore and other countries around the world.decided after the crash accident last Sunday of an Ethiopian Airlines, which left 157 dead.

This decision was published in the Twitter account of the company which that the is measure is pending the "findings of on the causes of the Ethiopian Airlines accident".