Shillong, March 22 -- The world is hotly debating on axing Boeing 737 Max 8 following the March 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed 189 people onboard and another crash that took place in October last year involving a Lion Air flight that plunged into the Java Sea, killing 157 persons. The grounding is expected to cost Boeing billions of dollars as many airlines have announced that they won't fly the planes until they know more about the circumstances surrounding the crash. In India, thousands commercial Pilots who are already under stress are worried about the security of their job.

Around 16,500 employees of Jet Airways have written to the Aviation Ministry, expressing their apprehension regarding the safety of the fli...