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Japan Ministry of Transport
USA FAA
Chilean Aeronautical Authority
Indian aviation regulators
Poland's Lot Airlines
Qatar Airways
In some cases, it is the country's regulators deciding to stop. In some cases it is the airline deciding to stop.
When a country's regulators decide to stop, it means any 787 planes operated by ALL airlines of that country.
So, can the affected airlines claim damages from Boeing arising from losses suffered from cancelled flights and loss to their reputation?
Probably a strategic reason for the country's regulators to impose stoppage.
This way, it may be easier for the affected airline to claim damages from Boeing.
It may be harder if the airline decided on its own to stop all 787 flights.
Once Japan's Ministry of Transport decided, the other countries' regulators are under pressure.
They have to decide whether to ground all 787s belonging to their own country's airlines.
If they did not and there is a serious crash where hundreds of passengers are killed, then that country's regulators are in serious trouble. Probability of this happening is very low but the regulators cannot afford to take this risk. If that happened, the public and the media will be asking, why did they not do anything when Japan already stopped. So basically they have no choice.