The story:
Singapore’s aviation regulator says it has temporarily suspended the operation of all variants of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in its airspace following two fatal accidents, the most recent on Sunday, involving an Ethiopian Airlines jet that killed 157 people.
Key words and phrases:
suspends
stops or pauses
• The school automatically suspends any pupil who is caught taking or selling drugs.
• Factory operations have been suspended over health and safety concerns.
airworthy
suitable and safe for flying
• By modern standards, the first aeroplanes ever designed were barely airworthy.
• Sorry sir, but your car is unroadworthy. Please park it and take public transport.
mounting
gradually increasing
• Despite mounting production costs, the product made a profit.
• Children’s excitement often mounts as Christmas gets closer.
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