FILE PHOTO: Two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft are parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., March 11, 2019. The Ethiopian Airlines disaster eight days ago killed 157 people, grounded Boeing's marquee MAX fleet worldwide, and sparked a high-stakes inquiry for the shaken aviation industry. Both planes were MAX 8s and crashed minutes after take-off with pilots reporting flight control problems. There were more than 300 MAX airplanes in operation at the time of the Ethiopian crash, and nearly 5,000 more on order. The Seattle Times said the company's safety analysis of a new flight control system known as MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System) had crucial flaws, including understating the power of the system.

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2019 12:22 UTC