Investigators into a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people have reached a preliminary conclusion that an anti-stall system was activated before the plane hit the ground, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the matter. US safety investigators have reviewed data from the flight recorders that were aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, four people briefed on the investigation told Reuters. Investigators into a deadly 737 MAX crash in Indonesia in October have also focused on the new anti-stall system, called MCAS. Boeing on Wednesday said a planned software fix would prevent repeated operation of the system that is at the centre of safety concerns. The lawsuit alleges that Boeing had defectively designed the automated flight control system.

Source: Ethiopian News March 29, 2019 00:54 UTC