Visit RT to check out all the latest news on plane crashes that occur around the world and always attract huge attention from people, although in reality air travel is one of the safest means of transportation. Plane crashes can be caused by human and technical factors. Two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX planes occurred in 2019 in Ethiopia and Indonesia, killing 346 people. The fleets of 737 MAX jets were grounded worldwide after the accidents and Boeing also halted the production of new 737 MAX planes in January 2020, as it is still waiting for aviation regulators to lift the grounding – visit RT to be updated. A plane crash can also be related to terrorism. On September 11, 2001, four aircraft crashed in the United States, which was a series of four coordinated attacks by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. Find experts' and analysts' opinions on plane crashes on RT.