Black box data from Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, which crashed shortly after takeoff on March 10 killing all 157 on board, suggested that the accident was caused by a faulty sensor that activated an automated stall-prevention software. The software is then believed by investigators to have repeatedly pushed down on the nose of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, forcing the plane into an irrecoverable nose-dive. The revelation is similar to suspicions about another 737 MAX, flown by Lion Air, that crashed in the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia last October. The crashes were thought to be linked prior to the results of the black box data. Boeing said on Wednesday that it fixed the stall-prevention software and plans to implement enhanced pilot training.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2019 12:00 UTC