Safety should top aviation firm's concerns

Editor's Note: An ongoing investigation has found similarities between the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10 and the Lion Air crash in Indonesia six months ago which killed 157 people and 189 people, respectively. That both aircraft were Boeing 737 Max 8 has prompted many countries to ground the model. What will be the impact of the crash on Boeing in particular and the global aircraft industry in general? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Boeing could suffer huge loss due to crash

Ning Zhenbo, lead consultant for the Center of Information Technology, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd