A total of 18 Canadians died in March when the plane went down en route to Kenya, killing all 157 people on board.

The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) posted a note on its website Sunday evening confirming that it had requested that the domestic transportation of Boeing 737-8 aircrafts be suspended. The state-owned news agency Cajjan first reported the story Sunday evening. 

The brother of an Edmonton woman killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday said his family is completely devastated.