Ex-Transportation Official 'Not Sure' He'd Put His Children On Boeing 737 Max Airplane After Ethiopia Crash

A former National Transporation and Safety Board (NTSB) official said on Tuesday that he wasn't sure he would let his children fly on a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash.

"I'm not sure if I would put my children on a 737 Max this morning," said Peter Goelz, who served as a managing director of the NTSB, during an appearance on CNN's "Newsroom."

Goelz also pointed out that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) faces mounting pressure from all sides, including cues from other countries, to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 models pending further investigation into their safety measures.

"I think the pressure is building, that the U.K. this morning made that call to say put this plane down, and they were joined earlier by both Singapore and Australia. Those are three very respected regulatory agencies," Goelz said.

"I would say the pressure has built to an almost unbearable level for the Department of Transportation and the FAA. If they don’t hear something today from the investigators on the ground they’re going to have to act."

The Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday is the second to occur within five months involving a Boeing 737 Max 8, with the previous crash taking place in Indonesia in October.

The U.K., Singapore, Australia, China, Ethiopia and Indonesia have all stalled Boeing 737 Max 8 flights.

The FAA on Sunday tweeted a statement on Sunday that they are "closely monitoring developments in the Ethiopian Airlines crash."

"If we identify an issue that affects safety, the FAA will take immediate and appropriate action," read the statement.

The Boeing 737 Max 8, which made its first flight in January 2016, is carried by a number of airlines, with 4,000 planes sold within the first six months of the model's unveiling. Roughly 350 of the planes were operating worldwide before Sunday's crash.

A number of airlines have pledged this week to ground their jetliners until further notice, though as many as 12 domestic carriers, including American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, are continuing to use their Boeing 737 Max aircrafts, according to the New York Times.