Claim: The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming."
Fact-check: True: Boeing 737 Max 8 flies in US even as FAA orders update
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Jon Greenberg
Date published: 2019-03-12T00:00:00